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  REIDENTIFICATION OF "PHALACROCORAX" SUBVOLANS BRODKORB AS THE EARLIEST RECORD OF ANHINGIDAE
Fossil evidence shows the Anhingidae to be present in the early Miocene and the Phalacro- coracidae to exist in the Eo-Oligocene (Phos- phorites du Quercy; Mourer-Chauvir 1982).
The putative cormorant Phalacrocorax subvolans Brodkorb 1956, from the early Miocene of Florida, is moved from the Phalacrocoracidae to the Anhingidae and should be known as Anhinga subvolans (Brodkorb 1956).
SYSTEMATICS Family Anhingidae Ridgway 1887 The proximal ends of humeri of the Anhin- gidae may be distinguished from those of the Phalacrocoracidae using two characters (Miller 1966).
elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v103n04/p0804-p0808.html   (2717 words)

  
 ADW: Anhingidae: Information
There remains disagreement concerning the number of species within Anhingidae, but four species are generally recognized.
Anhingids are distributed throughout tropical, subtropical and warm temperate zones.
Some evidence suggests Phalacrocoracidea comprises anhingids along with cormorants and shags, while other evidence supports anhingids alone within Anhingidae and sister to Phalacrocoracidae.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/anhingidae.html   (1115 words)

  
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This portion of the abstract says: "The fossil darter Macranhinga parahensis (Aves: Pelicaniformes) from the late Miocene of Argentina is the largest of all known extinct or living Anhingidae.
The taxonomy of the bird that he discusses is: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelicaniformes Family: Anhingidae Genus: Macranhinga Species: Macranhinga paranensis The Anhingidae family still exists.
"The fossil darter Macranhinga parahensis (Aves: Pelicaniformes) from the late Miocene of Argentina is the largest of all known extinct or living Anhingidae.
www.infohub.com /forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=6921   (552 words)

  
 MavicaNET - Anhingas (Anhingidae)
Catalogus / Natuur / Leven / Animals (Animalia) / Birds (Aves) / Pelicans (Pelecaniformes) / Anhingas (Anhingidae)
Citas de obras relacionadas con la Familia Anhingidae.
This file contains a systematic overview of Anhingidae, featuring links to books, other pages on the web about Anhingidae, pictures etc. Common names in different languages may be also available as well as a short dutch description to the taxon.
www.mavicanet.com /lite/nld/22637.html   (129 words)

  
 Darter : Anhingidae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Darter : Anhingidae
Darter : Anhingidae
article at Free Euro Online Encyclopedia
It uses material from the wikipedia article Darter : Anhingidae.
www.eurofreehost.com /an/Anhingidae.html   (163 words)

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