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Phorusrhacinae

Osteichthyes - Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Phorusrhacinae Ameghino
1981Phorusrhacinae Mourer-Chauviré p. 643
2003Phorusrhacinae Alvarenga and Holfing p. 70
2005Phorusrhacinae Gould and Quitmyer p. 205 figs. Table 2
2007Phorusrhacinae Bertelli et al. p. 415 figs. Table 2

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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)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
suborderCariamaeFürbringer 1888
familyPhorusrhacidae()
subfamilyPhorusrhacinaeAmeghino 1899
subfamilyPhorusrhacinaeAmeghino 1899

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. †Phorusrhacinae Ameghino 1899
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G. †Phorusrhacos Ameghino 1887
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†Phororhacos affinis Ameghino 1899
†Phororhacos deautieri Kraglievich 1931
†Phorusrhacos longissimus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Callornis giganteus Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Darwinornis copei Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Darwinornis socialis Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Darwinornis zitteli Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Eucallornis giganteus Ameghino 1901 [synonym], Liornis minor Dolgopol de Saez 1927 [synonym], Mesembriornis quatrefragesi Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Mesembriornis studeri Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Owenornis affinis Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Owenornis lydekkeri Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Phororhacos platygnathus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Phororhacos sehuensis Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Stereornis gaudryi Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Stereornis rollieri Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Titanornis mirabilis Mercerat 1893 [synonym]
Invalid names: Darwinornis Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Eucallornis Ameghino 1901 [synonym], Owenornis Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Stephanornis Mercerat 1893 [synonym], Stereornis Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Titanornis Mercerat 1893 [synonym]
G. †Titanis Brodkorb 1963
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†Titanis walleri Brodkorb 1963
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: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 19:06:43
Modified: 2009-01-03 21:06:43
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Witmer and Rose 1991, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Gelasian or 23.04000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Psilopterus affinis (50074)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina Stereornis gaudryi, Mesembriornis studeri (66154)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) Phorusrhacos longissimus (211270)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Argentina (Santa Cruz) Phorusrhacos longissimus (197691)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Phororhacos longissimus (176603) Phorusrhacinae indet., Phorusrhacos longissimus (142533) Phorusrhacos longissimus (142529 176563 176565 176566 176571 176594) Stereornis rollieri, Phororhacos longissimus, Darwinornis copei, Owenornis lydekkeri, Darwinornis zitteli, Darwinornis socialis, Owenornis affinis, Mesembriornis quatrefragesi (27313)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Colombia (Huila) Phorusrhacinae indet. (237274)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Phorusrhacinae indet. (136717)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Texas) Titanis walleri (190634)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Uruguay (San José) Phorusrhacinae indet. (211257)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (Florida) Titanis walleri (19758 20384 190641)