Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: J. C. Balouet and S. L. Olson. 1989. Fossil birds from late Quaternary deposits in New Caledonia. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 469:1-38
Belongs to Porphyrio according to J. C. Balouet and S. L. Olson 1989
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Porphyrio albus, Porphyrio alleni, Porphyrio caerulescens, Porphyrio flavirostris, Porphyrio hochstetteri, Porphyrio mackintoshi, Porphyrio mantelli, Porphyrio martinica, Porphyrio martinicus, Porphyrio mcnabi, Porphyrio melanotus, Porphyrio paepae, Porphyrio porphyrio, Notornis mantelli
Type specimen: MNHN NCP 410, a set of limb elements (left tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Pindai Cave, Nepoui Peninsula, which is in a Holocene cave claystone in New Caledonia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Caledonia (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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