Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: J. Alarcón-Muñoz, R. Labarca, and S. Soto-Acuña. 2020. The late Pleistocene-early Holocene rails (Gruiformes: Rallidae) of Laguna de Tagua Tagua Formation, central Chile, with the description of a new extinct giant coot. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 104(102839)
Belongs to Fulica according to J. Alarcón-Muñoz et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Fulica alai, Fulica americana, Fulica ardesiaca, Fulica armillata, Fulica atra, Fulica chathamensis, Fulica cornuta, Fulica cristata, Fulica gigantea, Fulica infelix, Fulica leucoptera, Fulica newtonii, Fulica podagrica, Fulica prisca, Fulica rufifrons, Fulica stekelesi
Type specimen: SGO.PV.23220, a limb element (left tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Taguatagua 1, which is in a Pleistocene lacustrine mudstone in the Laguna de Tagua Tagua Formation of Chile.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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