†Aletornis Marsh 1872 (crane)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Gruidae
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Notice of some new Tertiary and post-Tertiary birds. The American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 4(19-24):256-262
Parent taxon: Gruinae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Hay 1902, Lambrecht 1933, Marsh 1872, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxon: Anthropoides
Subtaxa: Aletornis bellus Aletornis gracilis Aletornis nobilis Aletornis pernix Aletornis venustus
Type: Aletornis nobilis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections including 5 occurrences
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