Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Full reference: D. Jaume, M. McMinn, and J. A. Alcover. 1993. Fossil birds from the Bujero del Silo, La Gomera (Canary Islands), with a description of a new species of quail (Galliformes: Phasianidae). Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal 2:147-165
Belongs to Coturnix according to D. Jaume et al. 1993
Sister taxa: Coturnix coturnix, Coturnix japonica, Coturnix longipes, Coturnix novaezelandiae, Coturnix pectoralis, Palaeoperdix sansaniensis, Palaeoperdix keltica
Type specimen: DZUL 1852, a set of limb elements (tibiotarsus). Its type locality is Bujero del Silo, La Gomera, which is in a Holocene cave siliciclastic in Spain.
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Spain (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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