†Namaortyx sperrgebietensis Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2011 (fowl)
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Full reference: C. Mourer-Chauviré, M. Pickford, and B. Senut. 2011. The first Palaeogene galliform from Africa. Journal of Ornithology 152:617-622
Belongs to Namaortyx according to C. Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SS 8’08, a limb element (almost complete right tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Silica South, which is in a Bartonian lacustrine limestone in Namibia.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Silica South
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