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Balaenicipitidae (shoebill)
Taxonomy
Balaenicipitidae was named by Bonaparte (1853). It is extant.
It was assigned to Ciconiiformes by Rasmussen et al. (1987), Carroll (1988); to Neornithes by Bourdon et al. (2005); to Balaenicipites by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aequornithes by Mayr (2011); to Pelecaniformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Pelecaniformes by Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Ciconiiformes by Rasmussen et al. (1987), Carroll (1988); to Neornithes by Bourdon et al. (2005); to Balaenicipites by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aequornithes by Mayr (2011); to Pelecaniformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Pelecaniformes by Mayr (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1853 | Balaenicipitidae Bonaparte |
| 1987 | Balaenicipitidae Rasmussen et al. p. 15 |
| 1988 | Balaenicipitidae Carroll |
| 2005 | Balaenicipitidae Bourdon et al. p. 167 |
| 2007 | Balaenicipitidae Livezey and Zusi p. 91 |
| 2011 | Balaenicipitidae Mayr p. 73 figs. Figure 5 |
| 2014 | Balaenicipitidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2022 | Balaenicipitidae Mayr p. 119 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupelian | Egypt (Fayum) | Goliathia andrewsi (12960) | |
| Serravallian - Tortonian | Tunisia (Gafsa) | Balaenicipitidae indet. (35281) | |
| Holocene | Uganda | Balaeniceps rex (215408) |