Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae

Alternative combination: Pirortyx major

Full reference: C. Gaillard. 1939. Contribution a l'étude des oiseaux fossiles [Contribution to the study of fossil birds]. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Lyon 15(2):1-100

Belongs to Palaeortyx according to C. Gaillard 1939

See also Mlikovsky 2002

Sister taxa: Palaeortyx blanchardi, Palaeortyx brevipes, Palaeortyx caluxyensis, Palaeortyx gaillardi, Palaeortyx gallica, Palaeortyx intermedia, Palaeortyx joleaudi, Palaeortyx media, Palaeortyx phasianoides, Palaeortyx volans

Ecology: volant granivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeortyx major in the database

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