Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: T. H. Worthy and D. V. Burley. 2019. Prehistoric avifaunas from the Kingdom of Tonga. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 189:998-1045
Belongs to Hypotaenidia according to T. H. Worthy and D. V. Burley 2019
Sister taxa: Gallirallus astolfoi, Gallirallus australis, Gallirallus dieffenbachii, Gallirallus epulare, Gallirallus gracilitibia, Gallirallus huiatua, Gallirallus insignis, Gallirallus lafresnayanus, Gallirallus minor, Gallirallus modestus, Gallirallus okinawae, Gallirallus owstoni, Gallirallus philippensis, Gallirallus ripleyi, Gallirallus roletti, Gallirallus storrsolsoni, Gallirallus vekamatolu, Hypotaenidia okinawae, Hypotaenidia torquata, Hypotaenidia insignis
Type specimen: NMNZ S.48358, a limb element (right 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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