Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1965. New taxa of fossil birds. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 27(4):197-198

Parent taxon: Rallidae according to S. M. Goodman 1999

See also Brodkorb 1965, Brodkorb 1967 and Olson 1977

Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aphanocrex, Aramides, Atlantisia, Australlus, Capellirallus, Coturnicops, Crex, Cyanolimnas, Dryolimnas, Eocrex, Erythromachus, Fulica, Fulicaletornis, Fulicinae, Gallinula, Gallinulinae, Gallirallus, Hapalocrex, Himantornithinae, Ibidopsis, Laterallus, Latipons, Lewinia, Ludiortyx, Megagallinula, Microtribonyx, Miofulica, Miorallus, Montirallus, Mundia, Nesoclopeus, Nesolimnas, Palaeoaramides, Palaeorallus, Paraortygometra, Pardirallus, Parvirallus, Pediorallus, Pleistorallus, Porphyrio, Porzana, Quercyrallus, Rallicrex, Rallina, Rallinae, Rallus, Sarothrurinae, Tribonyx, Vitirallus, Wanshuina, Youngornis, Zapornia

Subtaxa: Hovacrex roberti

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sirabé (BMNH collection) (Quaternary of Madagascar)

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