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 Porzana according to S. L. Olson and D. B. Wingate 2000
Sister taxa: Porzana albicollis, Porzana astrictocarpus, Porzana carolina, Porzana estramosi, Porzana fasciata, Porzana fluminea, Porzana keplerorum, Porzana menehune, Porzana porzana, Porzana ralphorum, Porzana rua, Porzana severnsi, Porzana spiloptera, Porzana ziegleri
Type specimen: UF PB5413, a maxilla (rostrum). Its type locality is Crane Crevice, Government Quarry, which is in a Pleistocene fissure fill siliciclastic in Bermuda.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Crane Crevice, Government Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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