Crax Linnaeus 1758 (fowl)

Reptilia - Galliformes - Cracidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Cracinae according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014

See also Norell and Clarke 2001

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Crax alberti Crax globulosa Crax rubra

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Ecology: volant frugivore

Distribution: found only at Los Tamarindos, 6-11 feet below surface (Quaternary of Venezuela)

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