Grus minor Miller, 1910
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
California, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Miller, Loye H. (1910). Wading birds from the Quaternary asphalt beds of Rancho La Brea. University of California Publications in Geology 5(21): 439-448.
Other references:
Campbell, Kenneth E, Jnr. (1995). A review of the cranes (Aves: Gruidae) of Rancho La Brea, with the description of a new species. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Contributions in Science 452: 1-13.
Tyrberg, Tommy. (2008). The Late Pleistocene Continental Avian extinction – an evaluation of the fossil evidence. Oryctos 7: 249-269.