Chloropus
Chloropus is a genus of extinct birds belonging to the family Rallidae, which includes rails, crakes, and gallinules. The name Chloropus derives from the Greek words "chloros" meaning green and "pous" meaning foot, suggesting that the birds may have had greenish legs. Fossils attributed to Chloropus have been found in various locations, primarily in Europe, dating back to the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.
The fossil record indicates that Chloropus species were likely medium-sized, ground-dwelling birds, similar to modern rails.
The extinction of Chloropus is thought to be linked to climatic changes during the Pleistocene, which altered