Wanshuina lii Hou 1994 (rail)

Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Full reference: L. Hou. 1994. A new Paleocene bird from Anhui, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 32:60-65

Belongs to Wanshuina according to L. Hou 1994

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V10529, a set of limb elements (Right humerus shaft, distal end of left tibiotarsus and left tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Zhugongtang West, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Doumu Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Zhugongtang West

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