†family Parvigruidae Mayr 2005 (bird)
Aves - Gruiformes - Parvigruidae
Full reference: G. Mayr. 2005. A chicken-sized crane precursor from the early Oligocene of France. Naturwissenschaften 92:389-393
Parent taxon: Grues according to G. Mayr 2005
Sister taxa: Gruoidea, Psophioidea, Rupelrallus
Subtaxa: Parvigrus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pichovet (Oligocene of France)