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| Rank | genus |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Megapodiidae : Chosornis |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Megapodiidae : Chosornis |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Scientific Name | Chosornis de Vis, 1889 |
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| Name Published In | Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland, 6 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Chosornis | genus | belongs to Megapodidae | stated without evidence | De Vis, 1892 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Theropoda) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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| Diet | herbivore (based on Galliformes) |
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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) | K. Lambrecht. 1933. Handbuch der Palaeornithologie. |
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| Lambrecht K. (1933) Handbuch der Palaeornithologie, 1-1024 |
| De Vis C. W. Residue of the extinct birds of Queensland as yet detected, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6, 437-456 |
| Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| original publication/web search (AJR). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland, 6 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
Chosornis ✝
