Reptilia - Theropoda - Phasianidae
Alternative combinations: Parapavo californicus, Pavo californicus
Full reference: L. H. Miller. 1909. Pavo californicus, a fossil peacock from the Quaternary asphalt beds of Rancho la Brea. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5(19):285-289
Belongs to Meleagris according to Z. M. Bocheński and K. E. Campbell 2006
See also Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Miller 1916, Miller 1909, Miller and DeMay 1942, Miller and Johnston 1937, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Meleagris altus, Meleagris celer, Meleagris crassipes, Meleagris gallopavo, Meleagris leopoldi, Meleagris richmondi, Meleagris superba, Meleagris tridens
Type specimen: UCMP 11300, a limb element (right tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Rancho La Brea (UCMP collection), which is in a Rancholabrean tar tar in California.
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (7: California collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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