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Teratornithidae (teratorn)

Osteichthyes - Teratornithidae

Taxonomy
Teratornithidae was named by Miller (1909). It is not extant. Its type is Teratornis.

It was reranked as the subfamily Teratornithinae by Amadon (1977).

It was assigned to Vulturoidae by Hay (1930); to Cathartae by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940); to Cathartoidea by Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960); to Cathartidae by Amadon (1977); and to Ciconiiformes by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Teratornithidae Miller
1930Teratornithidae Hay p. 313
1933Teratornithidae Lambrecht p. 397
1940Teratornithidae Wetmore p. 31
1956Teratornithidae Wetmore p. 37
1960Teratornithidae Wetmore p. 26
1977Teratornithinae Amadon p. 413
1988Teratornithidae Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
—Falconiformes(Sharpe 1874)
superfamilyVulturoidae
familyTeratornithidaeMiller 1909
familyTeratornithidaeMiller 1909

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. †Teratornithidae Miller 1909 [teratorn]
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G. †Aiolornis Campbell et al. 1999
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†Aiolornis incredibilis Howard 1952
G. †Argentavis Campbell and Tonni 1980
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†Argentavis magnificens Campbell and Tonni 1980
G. †Cathartornis Miller 1910
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†Cathartornis gracilis Miller 1910
G. †Oscaravis Suárez and Olson
G. †Taubatornis Olson and Alvarenga 2002
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†Taubatornis campbelli Olson and Alvarenga 2002
G. †Teratornis Miller 1909 [teratorn]
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†Teratornis merriami Miller 1909 [Merriam's teratorn]
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Invalid names: Pleistogyps rex Miller 1910 [synonym]
†Teratornis woodburnensis Campbell and Stenger 2002
Invalid names: Pleistogyps Miller 1910 [synonym]
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: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 27.30000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Brazil (São Paulo) Taubatornis campbelli (85172)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Argentavis magnificens (87201)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Argentavis magnificens (87200)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Argentavis magnificens (87198)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Aiolornis incredibilis (227322)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Cuba (Matanzas) Oscaravis olsoni (152870)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Teratornis merriami (20400)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Teratornis merriami (152008 152194 161536 192629 192630)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Teratornis merriami (154722)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Teratornis woodburnensis (238062)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Teratornis merriami (154771)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Teratornis merriami (20580 20581)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Teratornis merriami (79630) Teratornis merriami, Cathartornis gracilis (190077) Teratornis sp., Teratornis merriami (44954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Teratornis merriami (154773)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Teratornis merriami (93326)