Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: S. L. Olson and D. B. Wingate. 2000. Two new species of flightless rails (Aves: Rallidae) from the Middle Pleistocene "crane fauna" of Bermuda. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113:356-368
Belongs to Rallus according to S. L. Olson and D. B. Wingate 2000
Sister taxa: Rallus adolfocaesaris, Rallus aquaticus, Rallus carvaoensis, Rallus cyanocavi, Rallus elegans, 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 PB5403, a maxilla (premaxillary symphysis). Its type locality is Crane Crevice, Government Quarry, which is in a Pleistocene fissure fill siliciclastic in Bermuda.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bermuda (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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