†Dryolimnas augusti Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1999 (Réunion rail)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: C. Mourer-Chauviré, R. Bour, S. Ribes and F. Moutou. 1999. The avifauna of Réunion Island (Mascarene Islands) at the time of the arrival of the first Europeans. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 89:1-38
Belongs to Dryolimnas according to J. P. Hume 2013
See also Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1999
Sister taxon: Dryolimnas cuvieri
Type specimen: MHNR-RUN-CT 13,14, a set of limb elements (right and left tibiotarsi). Its type locality is Salle des Tortues Géantes, Caverne de la Tortue, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in Reunion.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Salle des Tortues Géantes, Caverne de la Tortue
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