Aves - Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae

Full reference: H. Alvarenga. 1985. Um novo Psilopteridae (Aves: Gruiformes) dos sedimentos Terciários de Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Congresso Brasileiro de Paleontologia 8:17-20

Parent taxon: Psilopterinae according to H. M. F. Alvarenga and E. Holfing 2003

See also Alvarenga 1985, Bertelli et al. 2007 and Gould and Quitmyer 2005

Sister taxa: Eleutherornis, Psilopterus

Subtaxa: Paleopsilopterus itaboraiensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at São José de Itaborai (Eocene of Brazil)

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