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Heliornithidae
Taxonomy
Heliornithidae was named by Gray (1841). It is extant.
It was assigned to Grues by Carroll (1988); to Ralliformes by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Gruiformes by Louchart et al. (2008), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Grues by Carroll (1988); to Ralliformes by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Gruiformes by Louchart et al. (2008), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1841 | Heliornithidae Gray |
1988 | Heliornithidae Carroll |
2007 | Heliornithidae Livezey and Zusi p. 92 |
2008 | Heliornithidae Louchart et al. p. 159 |
2014 | Heliornithidae del Hoyo et al. |
2017 | Heliornithidae 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.
Fm. Heliornithidae Gray 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Messinian or 15.97000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Miocene | USA (North Carolina) | Heliornis fulica (151550) | |
Messinian | Chad | Heliopais personata (192292) |