Reptilia - Theropoda - Phasianidae
Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Afropavo, Alectoris, Alectoris pliocaena, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnipes, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Francolinus, Gallus, Lagopus, Litoripes, Lyrurus, Margaroperdix, Meleagris, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeocryptonyx, Palaeortyx, Pavo, Percolinus, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianinae, Phasianus, Pirortyx, Pliogallus, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Rollulinae, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus
Subtaxa: Peliperdix lathami
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution: found only at Matupi Cave - Unit Matupi I (Quaternary of Congo-Kinshasa)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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