Anhingidae

Anhingidae
	Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
	Giganhinga kiyuensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Suliformes
Family:	Anhingidae; Reichenbach, 1849
Genera
	Anhinga; †Giganhinga; †Liptornis; †Macranhinga; †Meganhinga; †"Paranavis";
Synonyms
	Anhinginae Ridgway, 1887; Plotidae; Plottidae; Plotinae Rafinesque, 1815; Plottinae ; Ptynginae[verification needed] Poche, 1904

Anhingidae is a family of birds in the order Suliformes, consisting of darters and their extinct relatives. The holotype is tarsometatarsus that is similar but different from the one in living Anhingidae species that are all classified into Anhinga.^[2]

Anhingidae date from at least late Oligocene (26-25 Ma) (Anhinga waterbolesi).^[2]

References

^ Walter J. Bock (1994): History and Nomenclature of Avian Family-Group Names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, number 222; with application of article 36 of ICZN.
^ ^a ^b Mayr 2022, p. 138.

Sources

Mayr, G. (2022). "Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) and Anhingidae (Anhingas)". Paleogene Fossil Birds. Fascinating Life Sciences. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-87645-6. Retrieved 2024-12-17.

This bird-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Walter J. Bock (1994): History and Nomenclature of Avian Family-Group Names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, number 222; with application of article 36 of ICZN.

[FOOTNOTEMayr2022138-2] Mayr 2022, p. 138.

[1]

[2]