†Palaeophasianus Shufeldt 1913 (pheasant)
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Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Parent taxon: Phasianinae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Carroll 1988, Cracraft 1968, Lambrecht 1933, Mayr 2022, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Archaeophasianus, Coturnicini, Gallini, Lophophorini, Pavonini, Perdicini, Phasianini, Polyplectronini, Tetraonini
Subtaxa: Palaeophasianus meleagroides
Type: Palaeophasianus meleagroides
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution: found only at East of Dry Camp 2 (AMNH) (Eocene of Wyoming)
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