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Hermosiornithidae
Taxonomy
Hermosiornithidae was named by Kraglievich (1932). Its type is Hermosiornis.
It was assigned to Cariamoidea by Wetmore (1960).
It was assigned to Cariamoidea by Wetmore (1960).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1932 | Hermosiornithidae Kraglievich |
1960 | Hermosiornithidae Wetmore p. 27 |
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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. †Hermosiornithidae Kraglievich 1932
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G. †Mesembriornis Moreno 1889
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†Mesembriornis milneedwardsi Moreno 1889
†Mesembriornis quatrefagesi Moreno and Mercerat 1891
Invalid names: Hermosiornis Rovereto 1914 [synonym], Palaeociconia Moreno 1889 [synonym], Prophororhacos [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 |
Age range: Montehermosan or 5.00000 to 3.80000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Huayquerian - Montehermosan | Argentina (Catamarca) | Mesembriornis incertus (206027) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Hermosiornis sp. (191768) | |
Montehermosan | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Mesembriornis milneedwardsi (152081 152085 198863) Palaeociconia australis, Mesembriornis milneedwardsi (13503) |