Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker. 1979. Birds of the British Middle Eocene. Tertiary Research 5:19-27
Parent taxon: Rallidae according to J. Mlikovsky 2002
See also Harrison and Walker 1979
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, Pediorallus, Pleistorallus, Porphyrio, Porzana, Quercyrallus, Rallicrex, Rallina, Rallinae, Rallus, Sarothrurinae, Tribonyx, Vitirallus, Wanshuina, Youngornis, Zapornia
Subtaxa: Parvirallus bassetti Parvirallus gassoni Parvirallus gracilis Parvirallus medius
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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