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Geronticus (bald ibis)
Taxonomy
Geronticus was named by Wagler (1832). It is extant.
It was assigned to Threskiornithidae by Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Threskiornithidae by Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1832 | Geronticus Wagler |
| 2002 | Geronticus Mlikovsky p. 93 |
| 2017 | Geronticus 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. Geronticus Wagler 1832 [bald ibis]
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Geronticus eremita Linnaeus 1758 [northern bald ibis]
†Geronticus perplexus Milne-Edwards 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Terborgh et al. 1990 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zanclean | South Africa | Geronticus apelex (22222) | |
| Calabrian | Italy | Geronticus eremita (197789) | |
| Calabrian | Spain (Murcia) | Geronticus eremita (34128) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Siracusa) | Geronticus eremita (175900) | |
| Holocene | France | Geronticus eremita (195041) |