†Procrax brevipes Tordoff and Macdonald 1957 (fowl)
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Full reference: H. B. Tordoff and J. R. Macdonald. 1957. A new bird (family Cracidae) from the early Oligocene of South Dakota. Auk 74(2):174-184
Belongs to Procrax according to H. B. Tordoff and J. R. Macdonald 1957
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SDSM No. 511, a partial skeleton (skeleton lacking skull and cervical vertebrae). Its type locality is Procrax brevipes type locality, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine limestone in the Chadron Formation of South Dakota.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Procrax brevipes type locality
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