Australlus is an extinct genus of birds in the rail family. It was described from a series of Late Oligocene to Middle Miocenefossil material found at Riversleigh in north-western Queensland, Australia. The genus was erected following reassessment of the relationships of the previously described species Gallinula disneyi Boles 2005 when new material became available. The genus name comes from the Latinaustralis (“southern”), and rallus (“rail”). It contains two described flightless species:[1]
A. disneyi (Boles, 2005) Worthy & Boles, 2011 (type species)
^Worthy TH, Boles WE (2011). "Australlus, a new genus for Gallinula disneyi (Aves: Rallidae) and a description of a new species from Oligo-Miocene deposits at Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland, Australia" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 63 (1): 61–77. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.63.2011.1563.
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australlus, extinct, genus, birds, rail, family, described, from, series, late, oligocene, middle, miocene, fossil, material, found, riversleigh, north, western, queensland, australia, genus, erected, following, reassessment, relationships, previously, describ. Australlus is an extinct genus of birds in the rail family It was described from a series of Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene fossil material found at Riversleigh in north western Queensland Australia The genus was erected following reassessment of the relationships of the previously described species Gallinula disneyi Boles 2005 when new material became available The genus name comes from the Latin australis southern and rallus rail It contains two described flightless species 1 A disneyi Boles 2005 Worthy amp Boles 2011 type species A gagensis Worthy amp Boles 2011AustrallusTemporal range Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene 25 15 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder GruiformesFamily RallidaeGenus AustrallusWorthy amp Boles 2011SpeciesSee textReferences Edit Worthy TH Boles WE 2011 Australlus a new genus for Gallinula disneyi Aves Rallidae and a description of a new species from Oligo Miocene deposits at Riversleigh northwestern Queensland Australia PDF Records of the Australian Museum 63 1 61 77 doi 10 3853 j 0067 1975 63 2011 1563 This Gruiformes related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This prehistoric bird article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australlus amp oldid 1021660212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
