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Amplibuteo

Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Taxonomy
Amplibuteo was named by Campbell (1979). Its type is Amplibuteo hibbardi. It was considered unknown by Campbell (1979).

It was assigned to Accipitridae by Campbell (1979) and Emslie and Czaplewski (1999).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Amplibuteo Campbell
1999Amplibuteo Emslie and Czaplewski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderAccipitriformesVieillot 1816
familyAccipitridaeViellot 1816
genusAmplibuteoCampbell 1979

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. †Amplibuteo Campbell 1979
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Amplibuteo concordatus Emslie and Czaplewski 1999
Amplibuteo hibbardi Campbell 1979
Amplibuteo woodwardi Miller 1911
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. D. Emslie and N. J. Czaplewski 1999Genus characterized by having the carpometacarpus with metacarpal III merging with the distal symphysis at an angle, a tendinal groove that curves proximally to the anterior surface of metacarpal II, the humerus with the shaft relatively straight and excavated at the distal end of the median crest, a broad pneumatic foramen, a deep excavation on the internal side of the impression for M. brachialis anticus, and a prominent deltoid crest as described for Morphnus (Howard, 1932).