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Eogruidae

Reptilia - Gruiformes - Eogruidae

Taxonomy
Eogruidae was named by Wetmore (1934). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gruioidea by Wetmore (1960); to Grues by Carroll (1988); and to Gruoidea by Clarke et al. (2005).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Eogruidae Wetmore
1960Eogruidae Wetmore p. 26
1988Eogruidae Carroll
2005Eogruidae Clarke et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
suborderGruesBonaparte 1854
superfamilyGruoidea(Stejneger 1885)
familyEogruidaeWetmore 1934
familyEogruidaeWetmore 1934

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Eogruidae Wetmore 1934
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G. †Eogrus Wetmore 1934
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Eogrus aeola Wetmore 1934
Eogrus wetmorei Brodkorb 1967
G. †Sonogrus Kurochkin 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 54.90000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Eogruidae indet. (15590)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Mongolia Eogrus sp. (174909)