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Teratornithidae (teratorn)
Taxonomy
Teratornithidae was named by Miller (1909). It is not extant. Its type is Teratornis.
It was reranked as the subfamily Teratornithinae by Amadon (1977).
It was assigned to Vulturoidae by Hay (1930); to Cathartae by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940); to Cathartoidea by Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960); to Cathartidae by Amadon (1977); and to Ciconiiformes by Carroll (1988).
It was reranked as the subfamily Teratornithinae by Amadon (1977).
It was assigned to Vulturoidae by Hay (1930); to Cathartae by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940); to Cathartoidea by Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960); to Cathartidae by Amadon (1977); and to Ciconiiformes by Carroll (1988).
Subtaxa
Aiolornis, Argentavis, Cathartornis, Oscaravis, Taubatornis, Teratornis (syn. Pleistogyps) (type genus)
Synonymy list
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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. †Teratornithidae Miller 1909 [teratorn]
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G. †Oscaravis Suárez and Olson
G. †Teratornis Miller 1909 [teratorn]
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†Teratornis merriami Miller 1909 [Merriam's teratorn]
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Invalid names: Pleistogyps rex Miller 1910 [synonym]
†Teratornis woodburnensis Campbell and Stenger 2002
Invalid names: Pleistogyps Miller 1910 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available