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Geranoaetus (buzzard-eagle)

Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Taxonomy
Geranoaetus was named by Kaup (1844). It is extant.

It was assigned to Buteoninae by Hay (1930) and Howard (1932); and to Accipitridae by Wetmore (1928), Lambrecht (1933) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Geranoaetus Kaup
1928Geranoaetus Wetmore p. 1
1930Geranoaetus Hay p. 317
1932Geranoaetus Howard
1933Geranoaetus Lambrecht p. 416
2017Geranoaetus Clements et al.

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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
orderAccipitriformesVieillot 1816
familyAccipitridaeViellot 1816
genusGeranoaetusKaup 1844

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.

G. Geranoaetus Kaup 1844 [buzzard-eagle]
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†Geranoaetus ales Wetmore 1926
†Geranoaetus conterminus Wetmore 1923
†Geranoaetus contortus Wetmore 1924
†Geranoaetus danana Marsh 1871
Geranoaetus melanoleucus Vieillot 1819 [black-chested buzzard eagle]
Geranoaetus polyosoma Quoy and Gaimard 1824 [variable hawk]
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 16:32:13
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:32:13
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Holocene or 16.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.5 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Geranoaetus contortus (17919)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Aquila danana (230906)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Geranoaetus sp. (44954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Buteo polyosoma, Geranoaetus melanoleucus (152599)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Geranoaetus melanoleucus (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Geranoaetus sp. (154771)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Buteo polyosoma, Geranoaetus melanoleucus (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile (O'Higgins) Geranoaetus melanoleucus (71280)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Geranoaetus polyosoma (194620)