Family Cariamidae Bonaparte 1853 (seriema)

Aves - Cariamiformes - Cariamidae

Parent taxon: Cariamiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Carroll 1988, Cracraft 1968, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Gould and Quitmyer 2005, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr and Noriega 2015, Mourer-Chauviré 1981 and Noriega et al. 2009

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Ameghinornis Cariama Cariaminae Chunga Gypsornis Idiornithinae Miocariama Noriegavis Similiornis Talantatos

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Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Montehermosan of Argentina (4 collections)

• Miocene of Argentina (2), Chile (1)

• Eocene to Miocene of France (1)

• Eocene of France (1), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences

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