Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Full reference: Y. Kurochkin. 1968. New Oligocene birds from Kazakhstan. Paleontologicheski Zhurnal 92(101)

Parent taxon: Rallidae according to Y. Kurochkin 1968

Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aphanocrex, Aramides, Atlantisia, Australlus, Capellirallus, Coturnicops, Crex, Cyanolimnas, Dryolimnas, Eocrex, Erythromachus, Fulica, Fulicaletornis, Fulicinae, Gallinula, Gallinulinae, Gallirallus, Hapalocrex, Himantornithinae, Hovacrex, Ibidopsis, Laterallus, Latipons, Lewinia, Ludiortyx, 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: Megagallinula harundinea

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Type: Megagallinula harundinea

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lake Chelkar-Teniz (Oligocene of Kazakhstan)

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