Pleistorallus flemingi Worthy 1997 (rail)

Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae

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

Belongs to Pleistorallus according to T. H. Worthy 1997

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNZ S34498, a limb element (Tibiotarsus). Its type locality is Morrison's Farm Gully, which is in a Pleistocene deltaic siliciclastic in New Zealand.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Morrison's Farm Gully

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