Subfamily Balearicinae Brasil 1913 (crane)

Aves - Gruiformes - Gruidae

Parent taxon: Gruidae according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014

See also Mayr 2005 and Olson and Rasmussen 2001

Sister taxa: Antigone, Bugeranus, Geranopsis, Gruinae, Grus, Leucogeranus, Palaeogrus, Pliogrus, Protogrus

Subtaxa: Balearica

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Chad (1 collection), United States (5: Nebraska, North Carolina)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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