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Anhinga grandis

Reptilia - Suliformes - Anhingidae

Taxonomy
Anhinga grandis was named by Martin and Mengel (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. fraileyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Anhinga grandis Martin and Mengel
1997Anhinga grandis Rasmussen p. 172

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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()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Aequornithes
—Feraequornithes
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderSuliformesSharpe 1891
familyAnhingidaeRidgway 1887
genusAnhingaBrisson 1760
speciesgrandisMartin and Mengel 1975

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.

†Anhinga grandis Martin and Mengel 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Clarendonian or 11.60800 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Anhinga grandis (186683)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Anhingidae indet. (18554)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Anhinga grandis (55602)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brazil (Acre) Anhinga grandis (136714)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Anhinga grandis (18560)
early Early Hemphillian - late Early Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Anhinga grandis (18539)