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Falco (Hierofalco) swarthi

Osteichthyes - Falconidae

Taxonomy
Falco swarthi was named by Miller (1927).

It was recombined as Falco (Hierofalco) swarthi by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. tinunculus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Falco swarthi Miller
1933Falco swarthi Lambrecht p. 420
1940Falco (Hierofalco) swarthi Wetmore p. 41
1942Falco swarthi Miller and DeMay p. 104
1956Falco (Hierofalco) swarthi Wetmore p. 49

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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)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
—Falconiformes(Sharpe 1874)
familyFalconidaeVigors 1824
subfamilyFalconinaeVigors 1824
genusFalco
subgenusHierofalco(Cuvier 1817)
speciesswarthi(Miller 1927)

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.

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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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:32:37
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:32:37
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Falco swarthi (44954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Falco swarthi (71670)