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Porzana ziegleri
Taxonomy
Porzana ziegleri was named by Olson and James (1991). Its type specimen is USNM 385877, a limb element (Right tarsometatarsu), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barbers Point, Oahu, which is in a Pleistocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Waimanalo Formation of Hawaii.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1991 | Porzana ziegleri Olson and James p. 51 figs. Figs. 15C, G, 16A |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Porzana ziegleri Olson and James 1991
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| S. L. Olson and H. F. James 1991 | Largerthan P. menehune but smaller than any other species of Hawaiian Rallidae except P. keplerorum.Extremely similar in size and mor-
phologytoP.keplerorumexceptthepremaxillarysymphysisislongerandmore slender and the wing elements are markedly less reduced, the humerus being larger,with the distal end more expanded;also, the proximo-anteriorsurfaceof the tarsometatarsusis not as excavatedand the distal foramenis smaller. |
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| References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Hawaii) | Porzana ziegleri (type locality: 89311) |