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Scopidae
Taxonomy
Scopidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Neornithes by Bourdon et al. (2005); to Scopi by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aequornithes by Mayr (2011); to Pelecaniformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014); to Ciconiiformes by Carroll (1988) and Clements et al. (2017); and to Pelecaniformes by Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Neornithes by Bourdon et al. (2005); to Scopi by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aequornithes by Mayr (2011); to Pelecaniformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014); to Ciconiiformes by Carroll (1988) and Clements et al. (2017); and to Pelecaniformes by Mayr (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Scopidae Carroll |
| 2005 | Scopidae Bourdon et al. p. 167 |
| 2007 | Scopidae Livezey and Zusi p. 91 |
| 2011 | Scopidae Mayr p. 73 figs. Figure 5 |
| 2014 | Scopidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Scopidae Clements et al. |
| 2022 | Scopidae Mayr p. 119 figs. Fig. 7.1 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zanclean | South Africa | Scopus xenopus (22227) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Madagascar | Scopus umbretta (195018) | |
| Holocene | South Africa | Scopus umbretta (215441) |