Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae

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

Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to C. Gaillard 1939

Sister taxa: Afropavo, Alectoris, Alectoris pliocaena, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnipes, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Francolinus, Gallus, Lagopus, Litoripes, Lyrurus, Margaroperdix, Meleagris, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeocryptonyx, Palaeortyx, Pavo, Peliperdix, Percolinus, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianinae, Phasianus, Pirortyx, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Rollulinae, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus

Subtaxa: Pliogallus coturnoides Pliogallus crassipes Pliogallus kormosi

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Ecology: volant granivore

Distribution: found only at Catacombs of Odessa, Ukraine (Pliocene to Pliocene of Ukraine)

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