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Steatornithidae (oilbird)
Taxonomy
Steatornithidae was named by Bonaparte (1842). It is extant.
It was assigned to Caprimulgi by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Caprimulgiformes by Olson (1987), Carroll (1988) and del Hoyo et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Caprimulgi by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Caprimulgiformes by Olson (1987), Carroll (1988) and del Hoyo et al. (2014).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1842 | Steatornithidae Bonaparte |
| 1987 | Steatornithidae Olson |
| 1988 | Steatornithidae Carroll |
| 2007 | Steatornithidae Livezey and Zusi p. 94 |
| 2014 | Steatornithidae del Hoyo et al. |
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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.
Fm. Steatornithidae Bonaparte 1842 [oilbird]
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Invalid names: Preficinae Olson 1987 [empty], Steatornithinae Olson 1987 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Lein 1972 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | Steatornithidae indet. (15595) |