Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: A. Milne-Edwards. 1874. Recherches sur la faune ancienne des Iles Mascareignes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Cinquième Série, Zoologie et Paléontologie 19(3):1-31
Parent taxon: Rallidae according to J. P. Hume 2013
Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aphanocrex, Aramides, Atlantisia, Australlus, Capellirallus, Coturnicops, Crex, Cyanolimnas, Dryolimnas, Eocrex, 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, Wanshuina, Youngornis, Zapornia
Subtaxa: Erythromachus leguati
Type: Lophopsittacus bensoni
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mauritius (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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