Aves - Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae
Synonyms: Pelecyornis Ameghino 1891, Staphylornis Mercerat 1897
Full reference: F. P. Moreno and A. Mercerat. 1891. Catálogo de los pájaros fósiles de la República Argentina conservados en el Museo de La Plata [Catalogue of the fossil birds from the Argentine Republic housed in the Museo de La Plata]. Anales del Museo de La Plata. Paleontología Argentina 1:7-71
Parent taxon: Psilopterinae according to S. F. Vizcaíno et al. 2022
See also Alvarenga and Holfing 2003, Ameghino 1894, Bertelli et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Gould and Quitmyer 2005, Lambrecht 1933, Mercerat 1897, Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Mourer-Chauviré 1981, Tambussi et al. 2023 and Wetmore 1960
Sister taxa: Eleutherornis, Paleopsilopterus
Subtaxa: Pelecyornis minutus Pelecyornis pueyrredonensis Pelecyornis tenuirostris Psilopterus bachmanni Psilopterus colzecus Psilopterus communis Psilopterus intermedius Psilopterus lemoinei Staphylornis erithaeus Staphylornis princeps
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Uruguay (1 collection)
• Miocene of Argentina (20)
Total: 21 collections including 28 occurrences
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