Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to N. V. Zelenkov and A. V. Panteleyev 2015
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, Pliogallus, Pternistis, Rollulinae, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus
Subtaxa: Plioperdix hungarica
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution: found only at Morskaya-2 locality (Miocene of Russian Federation)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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