Rallus adolfocaesaris Alcover et al. 2015 (Porto Santo rail)

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

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