Pleistorallus
| Pleistorallus flemingi Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | †Pleistorallus Worthy, 1997[1]
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| Species: | †P. flemingi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pleistorallus flemingi Worthy, 1997
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Pleistorallus flemingi, also referred to as Fleming's rail, is a
described by Trevor Worthy in 1997 from fossil material (a right tibiotarsus and distal left femur) found in coastal deposits near Marton, in the Rangitikei District of the North Island. The genus name Pleistorallus refers to the Pleistocene age of the fossils; the specific epithet honours Charles Fleming (1916–1987) for his contributions to New Zealand ornithology and palaeontology.[2][3]
References
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Miskelly, C.M. (2013). "Fleming's rail". New Zealand Birds Online. Retrieved 26 May 2014.