Full reference: C. Mourer-Chauviré, M. Pickford, and B. Senut. 2011. The first Palaeogene galliform from Africa. Journal of Ornithology 152:617-622
Parent taxon: Galliformes according to C. Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2011
See also Mayr 2022
Sister taxa: Amitabha, Archaealectrornis, Argillipes, Bumbanipodius, Bumbanortyx, Craci, Cracidae, Galli, Gallinuloididae, Galloidae, Gigantibis, Megapodiidae, Numididae, Odontiphorinidae, Odontophoridae, Paraortygidae, Paraortyx, Phasanidae, Phasiani, Phasianidae, Procrax, Quercymegapodiidae, Scopelortyx, Sobniogallus, Sylviornithes, Taoperdix
Subtaxa: Namaortyx sperrgebietensis
Type: Namaortyx sperrgebietensis
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Silica South (Eocene of Namibia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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