Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: J. A. Alcover, H. Pieper, F. Pereira and J. C. Rando. 2015. Five new extinct species of rails (Aves: Gruiformes: Rallidae) from the Macaronesian Islands (North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 4057:151-190
Belongs to Rallus according to J. A. Alcover et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Rallus aquaticus, Rallus carvaoensis, Rallus cyanocavi, Rallus elegans, Rallus ibycus, Rallus limicola, Rallus longirostris, Rallus lowei, Rallus minutus, Rallus montivagorum, Rallus natator, Rallus phillipsi, Rallus prenticei, Rallus recessus, Rallus richmondi, Rallus virginianus
Type specimen: MMF 43444, a set of limb elements (right tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Porto dos Frades, Porto Santo, which is in a Pleistocene/Holocene eolian sandstone in Portugal.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Portugal (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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