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 |
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Pages (from-to) | 71-78 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Alcheringa |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Mid-Pleistocene fossils
- New species
- New Zealand
- Rallidae