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Tinian Rail

Gallirallus pendiculentus

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Holotype: Complete humerus UF 63419 (Figure 4 A), Unai Chulu archaeological site, Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Paratypes: Bones from two archaeological sites on Tinian are referred to G. pendiculentus. From Unai Chulu (complete bones underlined): Rostra UF 62140, 62300, 62301, 63385, 63462. Quadrates UF 63393, 63468, 63516, 63552. Mandibles UF 62378, 62664, 62665, 63366, 63447, 63495, 63559. Vertebra UF 63440. Sterna UF 62295, 62320, 62334, 62354, 62377, 62387, 62669, 63432. Scapulae UF 62091 – 62094, 62164, 62319, 62353, 62391, 62634, 62683, 63388, 63433, 63459, 63467, 63473, 63494, 63515, 63546, 63547. Coracoids UF 61942, 61951, 61974, 62009, 62022, 62046 – 62048, 62078, 62124, 62160, 62167, 62198, 62227, 62307, 62313, 62359 – 62361, 62380, 62393, 62425, 62431, 62635, 62675, 62687, 63361, 63368, 63386, 63387, 63402, 63423, 63430, 63503, 63504, 63600, 63601, 63617, 63618, 63696. Humeri UF 61905, 61908, 61915, 61952, 62003, 62008, 62015, 62024, 62036, 62037, 62081, 62090, 62117, 62126 – 62128, 62133, 62146, 62179 – 62182, 62262, 62263, 62335, 62365, 62374, 62381, 62383, 62413, 62439, 62441,62636 – 62638, 62639, 62759, 62765, 63367, 63370, 63383, 63392, 63398, 63412, 63426, 63498 – 63503, 63522, 63523, 63529, 63534, 63543 – 63545, 63553, 63557, 63570, 63580, 63585,63591, 63598, 53599, 63610, 63614 – 63616, 63644, 63645, 63673, 63674, 63694, 63695. Ulnae UF 61907, 61916, 61917, 61945, 62209, 62312, 62414, 62264, 62265, 63375, 63404, 63429 (Figure 4 D), 63521, 63530, 63548, 63556. Radii UF 62088, 62089, 62171, 62616, 62666, 63456,63549, 63612, 63646, 63708. Carpometacarpi UF 61939, 61941, 62049, 62050, 62095, 62134, 62135, 62150, 62199, 62366, 62394, 62415, 62416, 62424, 62432, 62274, 62275, 62668, 62711, 63372 (Figure 2 C), 63384, 63442, 63480, 63481, 63588, 63594, 63609, 63641 – 63643,63676 – 63678. Phalanx 1 of digitus majoris UF 62384. Pelvis UF 63452. Femora UF 61894, 61904, 61922, 61934, 61972, 61975, 61976, 62016, 62020, 62031, 62043, 62080, 62168, 62178, 62228, 62294, 62327, 62331, 62332, 62350, 62358, 62376, 62389, 62619, 62682, 62715, 62746, 62761, 62769, 62775, 63357, 63362, 63369, 63376, 63377, 63380, 63400, 63431, 63443, 63448, 63451, 63463, 63466, 63469, 63472, 63475, 63490 – 63493, 63511, 63517, 63518, 63525, 63528, 63531, 63541, 63560, 63592, 63613, 63647 – 63651, 63700. Tibiotarsus UF 61896 – 61899, 61902, 61903, 61909, 61910, 61913, 61914, 61920, 61938, 61947, 61963 / 61964 (two pieces glued together), 61977, 61988, 61992, 61997, 61998, 62002, 62005, 62006, 62010, 62014, 62018, 62019, 62023, 62025, 62027 – 62030, 62032 – 62034, 62038 – 62042, 62051 – 62054, 62056, 62057, 62059 – 62061, 62082 – 62087, 62112 – 62016, 62130 – 62132, 62141 – 62145, 62151, 62153, 62156, 62157, 62161 – 62163, 62169, 62170, 62184 – 62186, 62188, 62196, 62197, 62201 – 62208, 62229 – 62232, 62255 – 62261, 62291, 62311, 62315 – 62317, 62328 – 62330, 62349, 62356, 62357, 62367, 62369, 62379, 62382, 62392, 62400, 62401, 62410 – 62412, 62428, 62429, 62437, 62438, 62502, 62600, 62633, 62655 – 62663, 62701, 62703, 62704, 62712, 62716, 62717, 62720, 62737, 62763, 62764, 62771, 62772, 62777, 62779, 63358, 63359, 63363, 63371, 63374, 63378, 63379, 63382, 63389, 63399, 63405 – 63410, 63413 – 63416, 63420, 63427, 63434, 63435, 63438, 63439, 63444, 63446, 63449, 63464, 63465, 63471, 63482 – 63485, 63488, 63489, 63504 – 63510, 63512, 63519, 63524, 63538 – 63540, 63550, 63551, 63561 – 63569, 63577 – 63579, 63586, 63587, 64595 – 63597, 63608, 63619 – 63626, 63652 – 63658, 63679 – 63682, 63691, 63692, 63695. Tarsometatarsus UF 61895, 61901, 61921, 61944, 61999, 62001, 62007, 62017, 62026, 62035, 62044, 62045, 62058, 62077, 62079, 62120 – 62123, 62125, 62147 – 62149, 62152, 62154, 62158, 62159, 62165, 62166, 62172 – 62177, 62187, 62195, 62210 – 62217, 62219, 62233 – 62237, 62266 – 62272, 62308 – 62310, 62314, 62336 – 62340, 62346 – 62348, 62355, 62362 – 62364, 62386, 62370, 62375, 62386, 62390, 62399, 62423, 62430, 62436, 62617, 62648 – 62654, 62686, 62729, 62753, 62756 – 62758, 62766, 62773, 63360, 63364, 63365, 63381, 63391, 63411, 63421, 63425, 63428, 63436, 63453, 63460, 63461, 63470 (Figure 5 B), 63477 – 63479, 63496, 63497, 63513, 63514, 63532, 63533, 63571 – 63573, 63576, 63589, 63590, 63593, 63627 (Figure 5 A), 63628 – 63633, 63659 – 63663, 63683. Pedal phalanges UF 61923, 61924, 61928, 61933, 61937, 61956 – 61958, 61970, 61971, 61978 – 61981, 61986, 61987, 61991, 62013, 62055, 62062 – 62076, 62100 – 62110, 62129, 62136 – 62139, 62155, 62188 – 62193, 62220 – 62226, 62238 – 62254, 62276 – 62290, 62302 – 62305, 62318, 62341 – 62345, 62351, 62352, 62371 – 62373, 62395 – 62398, 62402 – 62404, 62417 – 62422, 62426, 62427, 62433 – 62435, 62608, 62611 – 62613, 62632, 62640 – 62647, 62691, 62692, 62695, 62697, 62739, 62747, 62450, 62455, 62474, 62762, 63373, 62778, 63394 – 63397, 63401, 63403, 63417, 63437, 63441, 63520, 63535 – 63537, 63575, 63581, 63602 – 63605, 63611, 63634 – 63640, 63664 – 63673, 63684 – 63689, 63690, 63476. From Railhunter Rockshelter: Rostra UF 60023, 60027, 60042, 60044, 60071, 60147, 60143, 60148, 60199. Mandibles UF 60027, 60108, 60129, 60147, 60148, 60198, 60210. Vertebra UF 60209. Sterna UF 60072, 60109, 60142 (Figure 4 B), 60149, 60166. Coracoids UF 60042, 60045, 60058, 60078, 60130, 60143, 60178, 60110 (Figure 2 C), 60111, 60217, 60219, 60225, 60226. Scapulae UF 60029, 60030, 60059, 60073 – 60077, 60112, 60146, 60150, 60179, 60180, 60188 – 60190, 60224. Humeri UF 60046, 60079 – 60081, 60131, 60151, 60167, 60181, 60191, 60212. Ulnae UF 60083, 60084, 60185. Radii UF 60113, 60132, 60133, 60152, 60192. Carpometacarpi UF 60085, 60060. Pelvis UF 60086. Femora UF 60049, 60061, 60134 – 60137, 60153, 60157, 60168, 60177, 60182, 60193 (Figure 5 A), 60194, 60158, 60114, 60115 / 60116 (Figure 5 B, two pieces glued together). Tibiotarsi UF 60031, 60032, 60047, 60048, 60050, 60051, 60062 – 60066, 60087 – 60096, 60117 – 60119, 60126 – 60128, 60138, 60175, 60186, 60200 – 60203, 60207, 60213, 60220, 60227. Fibulae UF 60154, 60195. Tarsometatarsi UF 60033 – 60035, 60052, 60067, 60097 – 60102, 60139, 60144, 60145, 60155, 60156, 60159 – 60161, 60169 – 60172, 60176, 60187, 60196, 60214, 60215. Pedal phalanges UF 60036 – 60041, 60082, 60103 – 60107, 60120 – 60125, 60140, 60141, 60162 – 60165, 60173, 60174, 60183, 60197, 60204 – 60206, 60208, 60216, 60218, 60220, 60221.

Scientific name
Gallirallus pendiculentus
Family
Rallidae
Order
Gruiformes
Genus
Gallirallus

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