Numida Linnaeus 1766 (helmeted guineafowl)
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Aves - Galliformes - Numididae
Parent taxon: Numididae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Burney et al. 2008, Livezey and Zusi 2007 and Wang et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Acryllium, Telecrecinae, Telecrex
Subtaxa: Numida meleagris
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (6 collections), South Africa (1), Sudan (5), Tanzania (1)
• Pliocene of Tanzania (7)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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