Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae : Vitirallus : Vitirallus watlingi |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Common Name | Viti Levu rail |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Vitirallus watlingi | species | belongs to Vitirallus | stated with evidence | Worthy, 2004 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Theropoda) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Coelurosauria) |
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Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. H. Worthy. 2004. The fossil rails (Aves: Rallidae) of Fiji with descriptions of a new genus and species. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 34:295-314 |
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