Genus: Rahonavis FORSTER, SAMPSON, CHIAPPE & KRAUSE, 1998
Etymology: Malagasy, rahon, "menace/threat or cloud," intended interpretation, and Latin, avis, “bird”: Bird Menace from the Clouds”.
= Rahona FORSTER, SAMPSON, CHIAPPE & KRAUSE, 1998 non GRIVEAUD, 1975 (Rahona Lepidoptera, Lymantriinae)
Etymology: Malagasy, rahon, "menace/threat or cloud," intended interpretation: Menace from the Clouds”.
= Rohanavis XU & WANG, 2000 (sic)

Species: ostromi (FORSTER, SAMPSON, CHIAPPE & KRAUSE, 1998) FORSTER, SAMPSON, CHIAPPE & KRAUSE, 1998
Etymology: In honor of Dr. John H. Ostrom.
= Rahona ostromi FORSTER, SAMPSON, CHIAPPE & KRAUSE, 1998

Holotype: Universite d’Antananarivo (UA) 8656

Locality: Mad93-18, near the village of Berivotra, Mahajanga Basin, Mahajana Province, Madagascar.

Horizon: Maevarano Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Last 6 dorsal vertebrae, synsacrum, and caudals 1-13 with chevrons, scapula, radius, ulna, ilium, pubis, ischium, femur, tibia, fibula, metatarsals I-IV, phalange of metatarsal I, 2 phalanges of metatarsal II, 3 phalanges of metatarsals III-IV, unguals of metatarsal I and II, with II being sickle shape.

Rahonavis ostromi Holotype: UA 8656, A) after Forster et al., (1998); B, C) new reconstruction; B) dorsal and C) lateral views.  

Skeletal elements of Rahonavis ostromi Holotype: UA 8656, after Forster et al., (1998); A, B) pes; A) reconstructed pes, and B) individual elements; C) pelvis, D) femur; and E) tibiotarsus.

Referred material:

FOSTER, O'CONNOR, CHIAPPE & TURNER, 2020

FMNH PR 2821: Complete right ulna.

FMNH PR 740: Partial left dentary.

O'CONNOR & FORSTER, 2010

FMNH PA 746, UA 9604: Distal left and right humeri. (Taxon B)

?Rahonavis ostromi referred specimens, after O’Connor & Forster, (2010); A-E) FMNH PA 746; A) cranial;

B) caudal; C) dorsal; D) ventral and E) distal views; F-J) UA 9604; F) cranial; G) caudal; H( dorsal;

I) ventral and J) distal views .