Rhenanorallus

Extinct genus of birds

Rhenanorallus
Temporal range: Late Oligocene/Early Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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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Genera of Gruiformes
incertae sedis
  • Aminornis?
  • Bumbanipes
  • Bumbaniralla
  • Gnotornis?
  • Loncornis?
  • Ludiortyx
  • Megagallinula?
  • Orthocnemus
Messelornithidae?
Songziidae
Grui
Parvigruidae
Aramidae
Psophiidae
Gruidae
incertae sedis
  • Eobalearica?
  • Palaeogeranos?
  • "Probalearica"?
  • Protogrus
Balearicinae
  • Aramornis
  • Balearica
  • Eobalearica
  • Geranopsis
Gruinae
  • Antigone
  • Camusia
  • Grus
  • Leucogeranus
  • Palaeogrus
  • Patagogrus?
  • Pliogrus
Ralli
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Ralli
incertae sedis
Aptornithidae
Sarothruridae
Heliornithidae
Rallidae
  • Aletornis
  • Aptenorallus
  • Australlus
  • Baselrallus
  • Belgirallus
  • Capellirallus
  • Creccoides
  • Eocrex
  • Euryonotus
  • Fulicaletornis
  • Habroptila
  • Hovacrex
  • Ibidopsis
  • Latipons
  • Litorallus
  • Miofulica
  • Miorallus
  • Montirallus?
  • Nesophalaris
  • Palaeoaramides
  • Palaeorallus
  • Paraortygometra
  • Pararallus
  • Parvirallus
  • Pastushkinia
  • Priscaweka
  • Quercyrallus
  • Rallicrex
  • Rhenanorallus
  • Rougetius
  • Vitirallus
  • Wanshuina
  • Youngornis
Rallinae
Gallinulinae
Pardirallini
Gallinulini
Porphyrioninae
Himantornithini
Laterallini
Porphyrionini
Zaporniini
Taxon identifiers
Rhenanorallus


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