Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: D. W. Steadman, J. R. Morris, and N. A. Wright. 2013. A new species of late Pleistocene rail (Aves: Rallidae) from Abaco, the Bahamas. Paleontological Journal 47:1355-1364
Belongs to Rallus according to D. W. Steadman et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Rallus adolfocaesaris, Rallus aquaticus, Rallus carvaoensis, Rallus elegans, Rallus ibycus, Rallus limicola, Rallus longirostris, Rallus lowei, Rallus minutus, Rallus montivagorum, Rallus natator, Rallus phillipsi, Rallus prenticei, Rallus recessus, Rallus richmondi, Rallus virginianus
Type specimen: UF 241537, a limb element (tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Sawmill Sink owl roost, which is in a Pleistocene sinkhole limestone in the Bahamas.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sawmill Sink owl roost
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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