Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Parent taxon: Rallidae according to J. Mlikovsky 2002
See also Carroll 1988, Cracraft 1972, Harrison and Walker 1976, Lambrecht 1933, Olson 1977 and Olson 1981
Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aphanocrex, Aramides, Atlantisia, Australlus, Capellirallus, Coturnicops, Crex, Cyanolimnas, Dryolimnas, Eocrex, Erythromachus, Fulica, Fulicaletornis, Fulicinae, Gallinula, Gallinulinae, Gallirallus, Hapalocrex, Himantornithinae, Hovacrex, 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: Ibidopsis hordwelliensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hordle Cliff (generic, non-specific locality) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
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