Aletornis gracilis Marsh 1872 (crane)

Aves - Gruiformes - Gruidae

Alternative combination: Philohela gracilis

Belongs to Aletornis according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Hay 1902, Lambrecht 1933, Shufeldt 1915, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Aletornis bellus, Aletornis nobilis, Aletornis pernix, Aletornis venustus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Henry's Fork, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Henry's Fork

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