†family Geranopteridae Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000 (bird)
Aves - Coraciiformes - Geranopteridae
Full reference: G. Mayr and C. Mourer-Chauviré. 2000. Rollers (Aves: Coraciiformes s.s.) from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Germany) and the Upper Eocene of the Quercy (France). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(3):533-546
Parent taxon: Coracii according to J. A. Clarke et al. 2009
See also Mayr 2005 and Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000
Sister taxa: Atelornithidae, Coraciides, Eocoracias, Laputavis, Meropides, Paracoracias, Primobucco, Primobucconidae, Septencoracias
Subtaxa: Geranopterus
Type: Geranopterus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence