Aves - Gruiformes - Hermosiornithidae
Synonyms: Hermosiornis Rovereto 1914, Palaeociconia Moreno 1889, Prociconia Ameghino 1889, Prophororhacos
Full reference: F. P. Moreno. 1889. Breve reseña de los progresos del Museo de la Plata, durante el segundo semestre de 1888. Boletin del Museo de La Plata 2:1-44
Parent taxon: Hermosiornithidae according to A. Wetmore 1960
See also Alvarenga and Holfing 2003, Ameghino 1894, Bertelli et al. 2007, Gould and Quitmyer 2005, Lambrecht 1933, Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Mourer-Chauviré 1981, Rovereto 1914, Tambussi et al. 2023 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Mesembriornis milneedwardsi Mesembriornis quatrefagesi Palaeociconia australis Prophororhacos incertus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (5 collections)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
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