Aves - Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae

Full reference: J. Cheneval. 1984. Grallavis edwardsi (Lydekker, 1891), nouveau genre d'oiseau (Ciconiiformes) du gisement Aquitanien de Saint-Gerand-Le-Puy (Allier, France). Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon 53(2):43-60

Parent taxon: Ciconiidae according to J. Mlikovsky 2002

See also Carroll 1988, Cheneval 1984 and Cheneval 1984

Sister taxa: Anastomus, Ciconia, Ciconiinae, Cygnus bilinicus, Ephippiorhynchus, Leptoptilini, Leptoptilos, Mycteria, Palaeoephippiorhynchus, Pelargodes, Pelargopsis, Propelargus, Pseudotantalus, Xenorhynchus

Subtaxa: Grallavis edwardsi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at St-Gérand-le-Puy (Miocene of France)

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