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Amplibuteo
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).
It was assigned to Accipitridae by Campbell (1979) and Emslie and Czaplewski (1999).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1979 | Amplibuteo Campbell |
1999 | Amplibuteo Emslie and Czaplewski |
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G. †Amplibuteo Campbell 1979
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†Amplibuteo concordatus Emslie and Czaplewski 1999
†Amplibuteo hibbardi Campbell 1979
†Amplibuteo woodwardi Miller 1911
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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S. D. Emslie and N. J. Czaplewski 1999 | Genus 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). |