†Propelargus Lydekker 1891 (stork)
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Aves - Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae
Parent taxon: Ciconiidae according to C. Gaillard 1908
See also Brodkorb 1963, Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933 and Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Anastomus, Ciconia, Ciconiinae, Cygnus bilinicus, Ephippiorhynchus, Grallavis, Leptoptilini, Leptoptilos, Mycteria, Palaeoephippiorhynchus, Pelargodes, Pelargopsis, Pseudotantalus, Xenorhynchus
Subtaxa: Propelargus cayluxensis Propelargus elatus Propelargus insolitus Propelargus olseni
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company (Miocene of Florida)
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