Aves - Gruiformes - Gruidae
Alternative combinations: Ardea americana, Grus americanus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Grus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1930, Miller and DeMay 1942, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1962
Sister taxa: 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 proavus, Grus turfa
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (10: California, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, Virginia collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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