Rhenanorallus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Rhenanorallus
Species:
R. rhenanus
Binomial name
Rhenanorallus rhenanus
Mayr, 2010

Rhenanorallus is a genus of prehistoric rail which existed in Mainz Basin, Germany during the late Oligocene or early Miocene.[1] It was described by Gerald Mayr in 2010, from a humerus. The type species is Rhenanorallus rhenanus.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Gerald Mayr (2010). "Mousebirds (Coliiformes), parrots (Psittaciformes), and other small birds from the late Oligocene/early Miocene of the Mainz Basin, Germany". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen. 258 (2): 129–144. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2010/0089.


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