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Anhimidae
Taxonomy
Anhimidae was named by Stejneger (1885). It is extant.
It was assigned to Anseriformes by Carroll (1988) and del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Anhimae by Livezey (1997), Livezey and Zusi (2007) and Worthy et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Anseriformes by Carroll (1988) and del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Anhimae by Livezey (1997), Livezey and Zusi (2007) and Worthy et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1885 | Anhimidae Stejneger |
| 1988 | Anhimidae Carroll |
| 1997 | Anhimidae Livezey p. 398 |
| 2007 | Anhimidae Livezey and Zusi p. 90 |
| 2014 | Anhimidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Anhimidae Worthy et al. |
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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. Anhimidae Stejneger 1885
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G. Chauna Illiger 1811 [crested screamer]
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Chauna chavaria Linnaeus 1766 [Northern screamer]
Chauna torquata Oken 1816 [Southern screamer]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Livezey 1997 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Oligocene or 28.40000 to 23.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Oligocene | Brazil (São Paulo) | Chaunoides antiquus (85172) |