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Chunga
Taxonomy
Chunga was named by Hartlaub (1860). It is extant. Its type is Chunga burmeisteri.
It was assigned to Cariamidae by Carroll (1988), Gould and Quitmyer (2005), Clements et al. (2017) and Tambussi et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Cariamidae by Carroll (1988), Gould and Quitmyer (2005), Clements et al. (2017) and Tambussi et al. (2023).
Species
C. burmeisteri (type species), C. incerta
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1860 | Chunga Hartlaub |
| 1988 | Chunga Carroll |
| 2005 | Chunga Gould and Quitmyer p. 205 figs. Table 2 |
| 2017 | Chunga Clements et al. |
| 2023 | Chunga Tambussi et al. p. 279 |
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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. Chunga Hartlaub 1860
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Chunga burmeisteri Hartlaub 1860 [black-legged seriema]
†Chunga incerta Tonni 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Holtz et al. 2000, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Montehermosan or 5.00000 to 3.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.8 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Montehermosan | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | C. incerta (152062 152064 152081 198863) |