†Palaeonossax Wetmore 1956 (fowl)
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Aves - Galliformes - Cracidae
Full reference: A. Wetmore. 1956. A fossil guan from the Oligocene of South Dakota. The Condor 58(3):234-235
Parent taxon: Cracidae according to A. Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Boreortalis, Cracinae, Oreophasinae, Ortalis, Ortalisinae, Pauxi, Penelope, Penelopinae
Subtaxa: Palaeonossax senectus
Type: Palaeonossax senectus
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution: found only at 5 Miles South of Scenic (Oligocene of South Dakota)
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