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Cariamiformes

Reptilia - Cariamiformes

Taxonomy
Cariamiformes was named by Fürbringer (1888). It is extant.

It was assigned to Aves by del Hoyo et al. (2014); to Aves by Mayr and Noriega (2015); to Neornithes by Clements et al. (2017); and to Neornithes by Acosta Hospitaleche and Jones (2024).

Subtaxa
Cariamidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Cariamiformes Fürbringer
2014Cariamiformes del Hoyo et al.
2015Cariamiformes Mayr and Noriega
2017Cariamiformes Clements et al.
2024Cariamiformes Acosta Hospitaleche and Jones

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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()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderCariamiformesFürbringer 1888
orderCariamiformesFürbringer 1888

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.

Or. Cariamiformes Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. Cariamidae Bonaparte 1853 [seriema]
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G. †Ameghinornis Mourer-Chauviré 1981
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†Ameghinornis minor Gaillard 1939
G. Cariama Brisson 1760
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Cariama cristata Linnaeus 1766 [red-legged seriema]
†Cariama santacrucensis Noriega et al. 2009
Invalid names: Palamedea Linnaeus 1766 [synonym]
G. Chunga Hartlaub 1860
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Chunga burmeisteri Hartlaub 1860 [black-legged seriema]
†Chunga incerta Tonni 1974
G. †Gypsornis Milne-Edwards 1868
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†Gypsornis cuvieri Milne-Edwards 1869
†Gypsornis venablesi Harrison and Walker 1977
Subfm. †Idiornithinae Brodkorb 1965
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G. †Idiornis Oberholser 1899
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†Idiornis anthracinus Mayr 2002
†Idiornis itardiensis Mourer-Chauvire 1983
G. †Miocariama Noriega and Mayr 2017
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†Miocariama patagonica Noriega and Mayr 2017
G. †Noriegavis Agnolin 2009
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†Noriegavis santacrucensis Noriega et al. 2009
G. †Similiornis Unknown
G. †Talantatos Reichenbach 1852
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†Talantatos fossilis Giebel 1847
†Talantatos proudlocki Harrison and Walker 1979
Invalid names: Cariaminae Bonaparte 1853 [empty]
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, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Montehermosan or 56.00000 to 3.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Percolinus venablesi (215472)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Percolinus proudlocki (41992)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Dynamopterus itardiensis (22701)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Percolinus proudlocki (42444 42451)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) Gypsornis cuvieri (31739)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.71 - 15.98France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Ameghinornis minor (179194)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile (Magallanes) Cariamidae indet. (204203)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Cariaminae indet. (176603) Cariaminae indet., Cariama santacrucensis (176602)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Chunga incerta (152062 152064 152081 198863)