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Gruidae (crane)

Reptilia - Gruiformes - Gruidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Gruidae Vigors
1890Gruidae Zittel p. 846
1902Gruidae Hay p. 527
1911Gruidae Jaekel p. 175
1930Gruidae Hay p. 331
1933Gruidae Lambrecht p. 517
1933Gruidae Wetmore p. 12
1940Gruidae Wetmore p. 48
1956Gruidae Wetmore p. 59
1976Gruidae Harrison and Walker p. 340
1987Gruidae Rasmussen et al. p. 5
1988Gruidae Carroll
1990Gruidae Bickart p. 43
1992Gruidae Emslie p. 263
1992Gruidae Parmalee p. 313
2001Gruidae Olson and Rasmussen p. 290
2005Gruidae Mayr p. 318
2007Gruidae Livezey and Zusi p. 92
2008Gruidae Louchart et al. p. 159
2014Gruidae del Hoyo et al.
2017Gruidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
familyGruidaeVigors 1825
familyGruidaeVigors 1825

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. Gruidae Vigors 1825 [crane]
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G. Antigone Reichenbach 1853
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Antigone antigone Linnaeus 1758 [Sarus crane]
Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 [Sandhill crane]
Antigone canadensis pratensis Meyer 1794 [sandhill crane]
Antigone rubicunda Perry 1810 [brolga]
Antigone vipio Pallas 1811 [White-naped crane]
Subfm. Balearicinae Brasil 1913
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G. Balearica Brisson [crowned cranes]
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Balearica excelsa Milne-Edwards 1871
Balearica pavonina Linnaeus 1758 [Black crowned-crane]
Balearica regulorum Bennett 1834 [Grey crowned-crane]
G. Bugeranus Gloger 1842
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Bugeranus carunculatus Gmelin 1789 [wattled crane]
G. †Geranopsis Lydekker 1891
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Geranopsis hastingsiae Lydekker 1891
Subfm. Gruinae
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G. †Aletornis Marsh 1872
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Aletornis bellus Marsh 1872
Aletornis gracilis Marsh 1872
Aletornis nobilis Marsh 1872
Aletornis pernix Marsh 1872
Aletornis venustus Marsh 1872
G. Anthropoides Vieillot 1816 [cranes]
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Anthropoides paradiseus Lichtenstein 1793 [Blue crane]
Anthropoides virgo Linnaeus 1758 [Demoiselle crane]
G. Grus Brisson 1760 [crane]
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Grus americana Linnaeus 1758 [Whooping crane]
Grus conferta Miller and Sibley 1942
Grus grus Linnaeus 1758 [Common crane]
Grus japonensis Muller 1776 [Red-crowned crane]
Grus latipes Wetmore 1960
Grus marshi Shufeldt 1915
Grus melitensis Lydekker 1890
Grus mexicanus Müller 1776
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Invalid names: Grus haydeni Marsh 1870 [synonym]
Grus minor Miller 1910
Grus moldavica Kurochkin and Ganea 1972
Grus monacha Temminck 1835 [Hooded crane]
Grus nannodes Wetmore and Martin 1930
Grus nigricollis Przevalski 1876 [Black-necked crane]
Grus pentellici Gaudry 1862
Grus primigenia Milne-Edwards 1871
Grus proavus Marsh 1872
Grus turfa Portis 1884
Invalid names: Baeopteryx Wetmore 1960 [synonym], Megalornis Gray 1841 [synonym]
G. Leucogeranus Bonaparte 1855
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Leucogeranus leucogeranus Pallas 1773 [Siberian crane]
G. †Palaeogrus Portis 1884
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Palaeogrus hordwelliensis Lydekker 1891
Palaeogrus princeps Lydekker 1891
G. †Pliogrus Lambrecht 1933
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Pliogrus germanicus Lambrecht 1933
G. †Protogrus Lambrecht 1933
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 48.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Aletornis nobilis, Aletornis bellus (16228)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (Wyoming) Aletornis pernix, Aletornis venustus, Aletornis gracilis, Grus marshi (81455)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Geranopsis hastingsiae, Palaeogrus hordwelliensis (181272)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Gruidae indet. (12954)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Balearica sp. (48887)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Balearicinae indet. (17898)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Balearicinae indet. (17917)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Gruidae indet. (18586)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya Gruidae indet. (22082)
Clarendonian13.6 - 10.3USA (Nebraska) Balearica exigua (188779) Balearica sp. (18324) Megalornis pratensis (18222)
Late/Upper Clarendonian13.6 - 10.3USA (Florida) Gruidae indet. (18554)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Attica) Grus pentelici (182754)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Grus nannodes (18140)
Huayquerian9.0 - 6.8Argentina (Entre Rios) Grus sp. (140471)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chad Balearica sp. (192297)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Gruidae indet. (22221)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Grus americana, Grus antigone (52582)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps) Gruidae indet. (44231)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Florida) Grus canadensis (19753)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Idaho) Gruidae indet. (176409)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Grus americana (20384)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom Grus grus (125461)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Grus grus (21892)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Grus antigone, Grus primigenia (125467) Grus grus (125459)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Grus americana (82255)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Egypt (Kom Ombo Plain) Grus grus (22538)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Italy Grus grus (197790)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Italy Grus grus, Grus melitensis (197927) Grus melitensis (197926)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (Florida) Grus sp. (195048 195049)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Italy (Siracusa) Grus sp. (175900)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.781 - 0.0117South Africa Gruidae indet., Bugeranus carunculatus (198625)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Grus americana (76049)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Japan Grus sp. nov. (193440)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Grus canadensis (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Grus canadensis (93281)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Grus americana (154921) Grus americana, Grus canadensis (154771)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Italy Grus grus (197769)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117East Timor Grus sp. (204406)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Indonesia (Java) Grus grus (74620)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Grus americana (74294 154773) Grus americana, Grus canadensis (74292)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Grus americana (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Grus sp. (84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (California) Grus canadensis (44954) Grus canadensis, Grus americanus (190077) Grus sp. (20273 192601)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.126 - 0.0117Bermuda Baeopteryx latipes (194468)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Grus canadensis (20581 20636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0USA (Utah) Grus canadensis (93326)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Russian Federation Grus leucogeranus (194812)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0United Kingdom (England) Grus grus (102953)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Grus canadensis (194905 194906 194907 194908 194909 194912 194914 194925 194926 194927 194928)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Antigone canadensis (228927)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom (England) Grus grus (125446)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom Grus grus, Grus primigenia (125443)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Illinois) Grus canadensis (195052 195053)