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Vultur gryphus (Andean condor)

Osteichthyes - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae

Taxonomy
Vultur gryphus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Vultur.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Vultur gryphus Linnaeus p. 86
1930Vultur gryphus Hay p. 312
1977Vultur gryphus Amadon p. 413
2014Vultur gryphus del Hoyo et al.
2017Vultur gryphus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderCathartiformesCoues 1884
familyCathartidaeLafresnaye 1839
genusVultur
speciesgryphus

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.

Vultur gryphus Linnaeus 1758 [Andean condor]
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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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:31:16
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:31:16
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Naka 2004

Age range: base of the Montehermosan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.00000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Vultur gryphus (198863)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia (Tarija ) Vultur gryphus (70673)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Vultur gryphus (71346)