Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Full reference: A. Wetmore. 1931. Two primitive rails from the Eocene of Colorado and Wyoming. Condor 33(3):107-109

Parent taxon: Rallidae according to S. L. Olson 1977

See also Brodkorb 1967, Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aphanocrex, Aramides, Atlantisia, Australlus, Capellirallus, Coturnicops, Crex, Cyanolimnas, Dryolimnas, Erythromachus, Fulica, Fulicaletornis, Fulicinae, Gallinula, Gallinulinae, Gallirallus, Hapalocrex, Himantornithinae, Hovacrex, 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: Eocrex primus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Eocrex primus Type Locality (Eocene to Eocene of Wyoming)

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