''Rhenanorallus'' is a genus of prehistoric rail which existed in Mainz Basin, Germany during the late

Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the ...

or early Miocene. It was described by Gerald Mayr in

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

, from a

humerus The humerus (; ) is a long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. It connects the scapula and the two bones of the lower arm, the radius and ulna, and consists of three sections. The humeral upper extremity consists of a roun ...

. The type species is ''Rhenanorallus rhenanus''.

References

Bird genera Prehistoric birds of Europe Fossil taxa described in 2010 Birds described in 2010 {{paleo-bird-stub