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Phaethontidae (tropicbird)

Reptilia - Phaethontiformes - Phaethontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Phaethontidae Brandt
1933Phaetontidae Lambrecht p. 276
1975Phaethontidae Olson p. 22
1985Phaethontidae Olson p. 194
1988Phaethontidae Carroll
2005Phaethontidae Bourdon et al. p. 167
2007Phaethontidae Livezey and Zusi p. 91
2011Phaethontidae Mayr p. 73 figs. Figure 5
2014Phaethontidae del Hoyo et al.
2017Phaethontidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderPhaethontiformes(Sharpe 1891)
familyPhaethontidaeBrandt 1831
familyPhaethontidaeBrandt 1831

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Phaethontidae Brandt 1831 [tropicbird]
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G. †Heliadornis Olson 1985
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Heliadornis ashbyi Olson 1985
Heliadornis paratethydicus Mlíkovský 1997
G. Phaethon Linnaeus 1758
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Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus 1758 [red-billed tropicbird]
Phaethon lepturus Daudin 1802 [white-tailed tropicbird]
Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert 1783 [red-tailed tropicbird]
G. †Proplegadis Harrison and Walker 1971
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Proplegadis fisheri Harrison and Walker 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (83 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom Proplegadis fisheri (215472)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Heliadornis ashbyi (70826)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Belgium Heliadornis ashbyi (215622)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Seychelles (Aldabra) Phaethon rubricauda (192429 192430)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Cayman Islands Phaethon lepturus (209852)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niue Phaethon lepturus (193851 193852 193853 193862 193863 193864 193865)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Phaethon lepturus (194031 194171)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Palau Phaethon lepturus (209729 209730 209738 209739 209740 209741 209742 209744 209745)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Phaethon lepturus (194622 194623 194624 194645 194647 194648)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Saint Helena Phaethon aethereus (176075 194221 194236 194290 194291)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Phaethon lepturus (194751)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Pitcairn Phaethon rubricauda (193762 193763 193764 193786 193787 193788 193789 193790 193791 193792 193793)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Phaethon sp., Phaethon rubricauda (194995)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac) Phaethon lepturus (210538 210539)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Phaethon lepturus (194675 198017 198021 198024 198025 198026) Phaethon lepturus, Phaethon rubricauda (198009 198010 198023) Phaethon rubricauda (194673 231175 231176 231177 231179 231181)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bermuda Phaethon lepturus (82260)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Micronesia, Federated States of Phaethon lepturus (194650)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Reunion Phaethon lepturus (193992 193994)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) Phaethon lepturus (215325)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Phaethon lepturus (194757 194758 194762 194764 194765)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga (Vava'u) Phaethon lepturus (208862)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands Phaethon lepturus (209060 209062 209064 209065 209066 209096) Phaethon lepturus, Phaethon rubricauda (209067)