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Eogruidae

Index Eogruidae

Eogruidae (also spelled Eogruiidae in some publications) is a family of large, flightless birds that occurred across Eurasia from the Eocene to Pliocene epochs. [1]

11 relations: Common ostrich, Convergent evolution, Crane (bird), Eocene, Eurasia, Europe, Gruiformes, Limpkin, North America, Pliocene, Trumpeter (bird).

Common ostrich

The ostrich or common ostrich (Struthio camelus) is either of two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member(s) of the genus Struthio, which is in the ratite family.

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Convergent evolution

Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages.

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Crane (bird)

Cranes are a family, Gruidae, of large, long-legged and long-necked birds in the group Gruiformes.

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Eocene

The Eocene Epoch, lasting from, is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era.

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Eurasia

Eurasia is a combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Gruiformes

The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity.

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Limpkin

The limpkin (Aramus guarauna), also called carrao, courlan, and crying bird, is a bird that looks like a large rail but is skeletally closer to cranes.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Pliocene

The Pliocene (also Pleiocene) Epoch is the epoch in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years BP.

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Trumpeter (bird)

The trumpeters are a family of birds restricted to the humid forests of the Amazon and Guiana Shield in South America.

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Redirects here:

Eogruid, Eogruids, Eogruiidae, Ergilornithidae, Ergilornithinae.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eogruidae

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