Crex Bechstein 1803 (rail)

Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Parent taxon: Rallidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Mlikovsky 2002

Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aphanocrex, Aramides, Atlantisia, Australlus, Capellirallus, Coturnicops, 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, Pleistorallus, Porphyrio, Porzana, Quercyrallus, Rallicrex, Rallina, Rallinae, Rallus, Sarothrurinae, Tribonyx, Vitirallus, Wanshuina, Youngornis, Zapornia

Subtaxa: Crex crex

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (3 collections), Jordan (1), Romania (1), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)

• Miocene of the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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