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Macranhinga

Reptilia - Suliformes - Anhingidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Macranhinga Noriega
2010Macranhinga Cenizo and Agnolín p. 495
2023Macranhinga Guilherme et al.
2023Macranhinga Tambussi et al. p. 271

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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()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Aequornithes
Feraequornithes
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderSuliformesSharpe 1891
familyAnhingidaeRidgway 1887
genusMacranhingaNoriega 1992

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. †Macranhinga Noriega 1992
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Macranhinga ameghinoi Diederle and Agnolín 2017
Macranhinga paranensis Noriega 1992
Macranhinga ranzii Alvarenga and Guilherme 2003
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: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 23.04000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina M. sp. (43003)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) M. ranzii (55602) M. sp. (67384)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brazil (Acre) M. ranzii (217877)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) M. paranensis, M. ranzii (140471)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Paraná) M. paranensis (212306)