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Gyps fulvus (Eurasian griffon)

Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Taxonomy
Vultur fulvus was named by Hablizl (1783). It is extant.

It was recombined as Gyps fulvus by Weesie (1988), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1783Vultur fulvus Hablizl
1988Gyps fulvus Weesie p. 14 figs. Pl 1, figs 7,9
2014Gyps fulvus del Hoyo et al.
2017Gyps fulvus Clements et al.

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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()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderAccipitriformesVieillot 1816
familyAccipitridaeViellot 1816
genusGypsSavigny 1809
speciesfulvus(Hablizl 1783)

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.

Gyps fulvus Hablizl 1783 [Eurasian griffon]
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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: volantf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:32:13
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:32:13
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Gyps fulvus (192443)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Gyps fulvus (92902 192948)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Gyps fulvus (197768)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Azerbaijan Gyps fulvus (193355)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Gyps fulvus (195041)