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Milvinae

Osteichthyes - Buteonidae

Taxonomy
Milvinae is a subfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Buteonidae by Hay (1930); and to Accipitridae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1958).

Subtaxa
Proictinia, Promilio

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Milvinae Hay p. 314
1940Milvinae Wetmore p. 34
1956Milvinae Wetmore p. 40
1958Milvinae Wetmore p. 1

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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
—Falconiformes(Sharpe 1874)
superfamilyFalconoidae
familyButeonidaeVigors 1824
subfamilyMilvinae
subfamilyMilvinae

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.

Subfm. Milvinae
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G. †Proictinia Shufeldt 1915
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†Proictinia effera Wetmore 1923
†Proictinia gilmorei Shufeldt 1913
G. †Promilio Wetmore 1958
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†Promilio brodkorbi Wetmore 1958
†Promilio epileus Wetmore 1958
†Promilio floridanus Brodkorb 1956
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: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Harrisonian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 23.10000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Proictinia effera (17741)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) Proictinia floridana, Promilio epileus, Promilio brodkorbi (18597)