Palaeogrus Portis 1884 (crane)

Aves - Gruiformes - Gruidae

Parent taxon: Gruidae according to J. Mlikovsky 2002

See also Carroll 1988, Harrison and Walker 1976, Lambrecht 1933 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: Antigone, Balearicinae, Bugeranus, Geranopsis, Gruinae, Grus, Leucogeranus, Pliogrus, Protogrus

Subtaxa: Palaeogrus hordwelliensis Palaeogrus princeps

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hordle Cliff (generic, non-specific locality) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

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