Lyrurus Swainson 1832 (pheasant)

Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae

Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to L. Carrera et al. 2018

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Afropavo, Alectoris, Alectoris pliocaena, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnipes, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Francolinus, Gallus, Lagopus, Litoripes, Margaroperdix, Meleagris, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeocryptonyx, Palaeortyx, Pavo, Peliperdix, Percolinus, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianinae, Phasianus, Pirortyx, Pliogallus, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Rollulinae, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus

Subtaxa: Lyrurus partium Lyrurus tetrix

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Ecology: volant granivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Finland (4 collections), Hungary (6), Italy (8), Monaco (1), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (3), the United Kingdom (3)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1)

• Pliocene of Hungary (1)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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