Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Parent taxon: Rallidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Baird 1992, Boles 2005, Brodkorb 1967, Burney et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, De Vis 1892, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson 1975, Olson 1977, Olson and James 1982, Wetmore 1924, Wetmore 1933, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956, Worthy 1997 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aphanocrex, Aramides, Atlantisia, Australlus, Capellirallus, Coturnicops, Crex, Cyanolimnas, Dryolimnas, Eocrex, Erythromachus, Fulica, Fulicaletornis, Fulicinae, Gallinulinae, Gallirallus, Hapalocrex, Himantornithinae, Hovacrex, Ibidopsis, Laterallus, Latipons, Lewinia, Ludiortyx, Megagallinula, Microtribonyx, Miofulica, Miorallus, Montirallus, Mundia, Nesoclopeus, Nesolimnas, Nesotrochis, Palaeoaramides, Palaeorallus, Paraortygometra, Pardirallus, Parvirallus, Pediorallus, Pleistorallus, Porphyrio, Porzana, Quercyrallus, Rallicrex, Rallina, Rallinae, Rallus, Sarothrurinae, Tribonyx, Vitirallus, Wanshuina, Youngornis, Zapornia
Subtaxa: Gallinula balcanica Gallinula chloropus Gallinula gigantea Gallinula hodgenorum Gallinula kansarum Gallinula peralta Gallinula strenuipes Gallinula tenebrosa
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (1 collection), Greece (2), Italy (1), Jordan (1), Madagascar (3), Mexico (2), New Caledonia (1), New Zealand (8), Spain (1), Tonga (2), the United Kingdom (3), United States (7: Florida, Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (1: Idaho)
• Neogene of United States (1: Arizona)
Total: 35 collections including 36 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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