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Chaetura
Taxonomy
Chaetura was named by Stephens (1826). It is extant.
It was assigned to Apodidae by Parmalee and Klippel (1982), Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Apodidae by Parmalee and Klippel (1982), Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1826 | Chaetura Stephens |
| 1982 | Chaetura Parmalee and Klippel p. 366 |
| 2002 | Chaetura Mlikovsky p. 207 |
| 2017 | Chaetura Clements et al. |
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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.
G. Chaetura Stephens 1826
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†Chaetura baconica Jánossy 1977
Chaetura pelagica Linnaeus 1758 [chimney swift]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Tennessee) | C. pelagica (82890) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | C. pelagica (103991) |