†Nesotrochis steganinos Olson 1974 (cave-rail)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Nesotrochidae
Full reference: S. L. Olson. 1974. A new species of Nesotrochis from Hispaniola, with notes on other fossil rails from the West Indies (Aves: Rallidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 87:439-450
Belongs to Nesotrochis according to M. Stervander et al. 2025
See also Olson 1977 and Olson 1974
Sister taxa: Nesotrochis debooyi, Nesotrochis picapicensis
Type specimen: USNM 205609, a limb element (right tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Cave I, St. Michel de L’Atalaye, which is in a Pleistocene cave siliciclastic in Haiti.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cave I, St. Michel de L’Atalaye
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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