Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: J. J. Kirchman and D. W. Steadman. 2005. Rails (Aves: Rallidae: Gallirallus) from prehistoric sites in the Kingdom of Tonga, including a description of a new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 118:465-477
Belongs to Gallirallus according to J. J. Kirchman and D. W. Steadman 2005
Sister taxa: Gallirallus australis, Gallirallus dieffenbachii, Gallirallus epulare, Gallirallus gracilitibia, Gallirallus huiatua, Gallirallus lafresnayanus, Gallirallus minor, Gallirallus modestus, Gallirallus okinawae, Gallirallus philippensis, Gallirallus ripleyi, Gallirallus roletti, Gallirallus storrsolsoni, Hypotaenidia okinawae, Hypotaenidia insignis, Hypotaenidia torquata
Type specimen: UF 51991, a set of limb elements (tarsometatarsus)
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Tonga (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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