†Paracrax gigantea Cracraft 1968 (bird)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Bathornithidae
Full reference: J. Cracraft. 1968. A review of the Bathornithidae (Aves, Gruiformes), with remarks on the relationships of the suborder Cariamae. American Museum Novitates 2326:1-46
Belongs to Paracrax according to J. Cracraft 1968
Sister taxa: Paracrax antiqua, Paracrax wetmorei
Type specimen: F:A.M. No. 42999, a limb element (distal end of right humerus). Its type locality is Cedar Pass (Leptauchenia Clays), which is in a Whitneyan terrestrial horizon in South Dakota.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: South Dakota collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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