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Vulturoidae

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Vulturoidae was named by Hay (1930). It is extant. Its type is Vultur.

It was assigned to Falconiformes by Hay (1930).

Subtaxa
Teratornithidae
Sister taxa
Teratornithidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Vulturoidae Hay p. 310

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
—Falconiformes(Sharpe 1874)
superfamilyVulturoidae
superfamilyVulturoidae

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.

Superfm. Vulturoidae Hay 1930
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Fm. †Teratornithidae Miller 1909 [teratorn]
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G. †Aiolornis Campbell et al. 1999
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†Aiolornis incredibilis Howard 1952
G. †Argentavis Campbell and Tonni 1980
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†Argentavis magnificens Campbell and Tonni 1980
G. †Cathartornis Miller 1910
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†Cathartornis gracilis Miller 1910
G. †Oscaravis Suárez and Olson
G. †Taubatornis Olson and Alvarenga 2002
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†Taubatornis campbelli Olson and Alvarenga 2002
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