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
Belongs to Grus according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Hay 1902, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1958
Sister taxa: Grus americana, Grus conferta, Grus grus, Grus japonensis, Grus latipes, Grus marshi, Grus melitensis, Grus mexicanus, Grus minor, Grus moldavica, Grus monacha, Grus nannodes, Grus nigricollis, Grus pentellici, Grus primigenia, Grus turfa
Type specimen: PU 16258, a set of postcrania (sternum)
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Grus proavus in the database
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