Priscaweka
| Priscaweka Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | †Priscaweka |
| Species: | †P. parvales |
| Binomial name | |
| †Priscaweka parvales Mather et al., 2019 | |
Priscaweka is an extinct monotypic genus of rail that inhabited Zealandia during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch.
Palaeobiology
Priscaweka parvales was flightless. It exhibited substantial sexual dimorphism.[1]
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.