Order Gruiformes Bonaparte 1854 (bird)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39454
Parent taxon: Charadriimorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
Sister taxa: Morsoravis, Ralliformes, Turniciformes
Subtaxa: Anisolornis, Aramidae, Asiavis, Cariamae, Eurypygae, Grues, Gruidae, Heliornithidae, Horezmavis, Messelornithidae, Psophiidae, Rallidae, Ralloidea
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore