Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Full reference: T. H. Worthy. 1997. A mid-Pleistocene rail from New Zealand. Alcheringa 21:71-78

Parent taxon: Rallidae according to T. H. Worthy 1997

Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aphanocrex, Aramides, Atlantisia, Australlus, Capellirallus, Coturnicops, Crex, Cyanolimnas, Dryolimnas, Eocrex, Erythromachus, Fulica, Fulicaletornis, Fulicinae, Gallinula, 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, Porphyrio, Porzana, Quercyrallus, Rallicrex, Rallina, Rallinae, Rallus, Sarothrurinae, Tribonyx, Vitirallus, Wanshuina, Youngornis, Zapornia

Subtaxa: Pleistorallus flemingi

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Type: Pleistorallus flemingi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Morrison's Farm Gully (Quaternary of New Zealand)

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