Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: L. Hou. 1994. A new Paleocene bird from Anhui, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 32:60-65
Parent taxon: Rallidae according to L. Hou 1994
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, Megagallinula, Microtribonyx, Miofulica, Miorallus, Montirallus, Mundia, Nesoclopeus, Nesolimnas, Nesotrochis, Palaeoaramides, Palaeorallus, Paraortygometra, Pardirallus, Parvirallus, Pediorallus, Pleistorallus, Porphyrio, Porzana, Quercyrallus, Rallicrex, Rallina, Rallinae, Rallus, Sarothrurinae, Tribonyx, Vitirallus, Youngornis, Zapornia
Subtaxa: Wanshuina lii
Type: Wanshuina lii
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Zhugongtang West (Paleocene of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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