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531:Gruiformes
524:Psophiidae
514:, and the
512:Strigogyps
502:Strigogyps
491:Strigogyps
432:Strigogyps
428:Aenigmavis
420:Messel pit
387:, and two
373:Strigogyps
327:Strigogyps
302:trumpeters
263:Strigogyps
225:Aenigmavis
141:Strigogyps
25:Strigogyps
1421:Physornis
1240:Macrornis
1090:Oblitavis
1076:Gypsornis
1014:Bathornis
850:Kingdom:
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526:within a
485:) of the
444:S. dubius
404:subfamily
385:coracoids
352:from the
346:S. dubius
331:S. dubius
83:Kingdom:
77:Eukaryota
1506:Q1291973
1500:Wikidata
1287:Kelenken
1083:Idiornis
1029:Paracrax
858:Chordata
856:Phylum:
852:Animalia
839:Seriemas
725:457-462.
656:637-647.
607:84479974
556:See also
483:Lutetian
475:hornbill
473:, and a
436:S. sapea
393:S. minor
377:S. minor
298:S. sapea
216:Synonyms
199:S. sapea
123:Family:
97:Chordata
93:Phylum:
87:Animalia
73:Domain:
54:fossil.
1546:3601837
1533:1129458
1520:4844657
1301:Titanis
1185:Riacama
1147:Cariama
1127:Salmila
874:Clade:
862:Class:
542:England
520:Salmila
424:Germany
381:humerus
290:chicken
286:Germany
268:extinct
133:Genus:
113:Order:
103:Class:
1559:191552
1154:Chunga
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383:, two
369:Munich
358:Quercy
282:France
266:is an
1528:IRMNG
694:sapea
603:S2CID
516:clade
335:order
292:or a
271:genus
1515:GBIF
864:Aves
544:and
294:guan
284:and
278:bird
107:Aves
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