Full reference: C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker. 1977. Birds of the British Lower Eocene. Tertiary Research Group 3:1-52
Parent taxon: Galliformes according to G. Mayr and T. Smith 2019
See also Harrison and Walker 1977 and Mayr 2009
Sister taxa: Amitabha, Archaealectrornis, Bumbanipodius, Bumbanortyx, Craci, Cracidae, Galli, Gallinuloididae, Galloidae, Gigantibis, Megapodiidae, Namaortyx, Numididae, Odontiphorinidae, Odontophoridae, Paraortygidae, Paraortyx, Phasanidae, Phasiani, Phasianidae, Procrax, Quercymegapodiidae, Scopelortyx, Sobniogallus, Sylviornithes, Taoperdix
Subtaxa: Argillipes aurorum Argillipes paralectoris
Type: Argillipes aurorum
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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