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Vulturoidae

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Vulturoidae was named by Hay (1930). It is extant. Its type is Vultur.

It was assigned to Falconiformes by Hay (1930).

Subtaxa
Teratornithidae
Sister taxa
Teratornithidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Vulturoidae Hay p. 310

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
—Falconiformes(Sharpe 1874)
superfamilyVulturoidae
superfamilyVulturoidae

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.

Superfm. Vulturoidae Hay 1930
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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: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004

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 (Buenos Aires) Argentavis magnificens (87200)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Argentavis magnificens (87201)
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 Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Teratornis merriami (79630) Teratornis merriami, Cathartornis gracilis (190077) Teratornis sp., Teratornis merriami (44954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Teratornis merriami (20580 20581)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Teratornis woodburnensis (238062)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Teratornis merriami (154773)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Teratornis merriami (154771)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Teratornis merriami (154722)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Teratornis merriami (93326)