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Teratornis (teratorn)
Taxonomy
Teratornis was named by Miller (1909). Its type is Teratornis merriami. It is the type genus of Teratornithidae.
It was assigned to Teratornithidae by Miller (1909), Hay (1930), Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Teratornithidae by Miller (1909), Hay (1930), Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Carroll (1988).
Species
T. merriami (syn. Pleistogyps rex) (type species), T. woodburnensis
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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. †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
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 1.40000 to 0.01400 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Irvingtonian | USA (Florida) | Teratornis merriami (20400) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (California) | Teratornis merriami (152008 152194 161536 192629 192630) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Oregon) | Teratornis woodburnensis (238062) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Florida) | Teratornis merriami (154722) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (Florida) | Teratornis merriami (154771) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Teratornis merriami (79630 190077) Teratornis sp., Teratornis merriami (44954) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Florida) | Teratornis merriami (20580 20581) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Teratornis merriami (154773) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | USA (Utah) | Teratornis merriami (93326) |