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Ameghinornithidae
Taxonomy
Ameghinornithinae was named by Mourer-Chauviré (1981).
It was reranked as the family Ameghinornithidae by Peters (2007).
It was assigned to Phorusrhacidae by Mourer-Chauviré (1981); to Gruiformes by Mayr (2005); and to Cariamae by Peters (2007).
It was reranked as the family Ameghinornithidae by Peters (2007).
It was assigned to Phorusrhacidae by Mourer-Chauviré (1981); to Gruiformes by Mayr (2005); and to Cariamae by Peters (2007).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1981 | Ameghinornithinae Mourer-Chauviré p. 643 |
| 2005 | Ameghinornithinae Mayr p. 318 |
| 2007 | Ameghinornithidae Peters p. 25 |
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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. †Ameghinornithidae Mourer-Chauviré 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Eocene | Germany (Hesse) | Aenigmavis sapea (140304) |