Litorallus
| Litorallus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | †Litorallus |
| Species: | †L. livezeyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Litorallus livezeyi Mather et al., 2019 | |
Litorallus is an extinct monotypic genus of rail that lived in Zealandia during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch.
Etymology
The generic name Litorallus derives from the Latin words litore and rallus, meaning shore and rail, respectively. The specific epithet of the type species, Litorallus livezeyi, references the ornithologist Bradley C. Livezey for his work studying the evolution of rails.
References
- ↑ Mather, Ellen K.; Tennyson, Alan J. D.; Scofield, Richard Paul; De Pietri, Vanesa L.; Hand, Suzanne Joan; Archer, Michael; Handley, Warren D.; Worthy, Trevor Henry (4 March 2019). "Flightless rails (Aves: Rallidae) from the early Miocene St Bathans Fauna, Otago, New Zealand". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 17 (5): 423–449. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1432710. hdl:1959.4/unsworks_49904. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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