Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Parent taxon: Rallidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Brodkorb 1952, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Emslie 1992, Olson 1977 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aphanocrex, Aramides, Atlantisia, Australlus, Capellirallus, Coturnicops, Crex, Cyanolimnas, Dryolimnas, Eocrex, Erythromachus, Fulica, Fulicaletornis, Fulicinae, Gallinula, Gallinulinae, Gallirallus, Hapalocrex, Himantornithinae, Hovacrex, Ibidopsis, 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: Laterallus exilis Laterallus insignis Laterallus jamaicensis Laterallus melanophaius
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Florida collections)
• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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