Source Data | |
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Rank | genus |
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Icteridae : Megaquiscalus |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Scientific Name | Megaquiscalus Cassin, 1867 |
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Name Published In | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1866 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Megaquiscalus | genus | belongs to Icteridae | stated without evidence | Cassin, 1866 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Icteridae) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Diet | insectivore, frugivore (based on Icteridae) |
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Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Wetmore. 1931. The avifauna of the Pleistocene in Florida. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 85(2):1-41 |
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