A mid-Pleistocene rail from New Zealand

T. H. Worthy

doi:10.1080/03115519708619186

A mid-Pleistocene rail from New Zealand

T. H. Worthy

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Abstract

Fossil bones of a new genus and species of rail (Aves: Rallidae) are described from one million year old shoreline deposits near Marton, North Island, New Zealand. Associated bones indicate the presence of a specifically indeterminate rail, an indeterminate avian species, and a moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes). These are the first described fossil terrestrial carinates from deposits older than 100,000 years in New Zealand.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	71-78
Number of pages	8
Journal	Alcheringa
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03115519708619186
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Mid-Pleistocene fossils
New species
New Zealand
Rallidae

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