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Argentavis

Reptilia - Teratornithidae

Taxonomy
Argentavis was named by Campbell and Tonni (1980). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Teratornithidae by Carroll (1988), Olson and Alvarenga (2002), Tambussi et al. (2023).

Species
A. magnificens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Argentavis Campbell and Tonni
1988Argentavis Carroll
2002Argentavis Olson and Alvarenga p. 704
2023Argentavis Tambussi et al. p. 286

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
—Falconiformes(Sharpe 1874)
superfamilyVulturoidae
familyTeratornithidaeMiller 1909
genusArgentavisCampbell and Tonni 1980

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. †Argentavis Campbell and Tonni 1980
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†Argentavis magnificens Campbell and Tonni 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available