Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to G. Mayr et al. 2006
See also Brodkorb 1967, Carroll 1988, Gaillard 1908, Gaillard 1939, Gohlich 2003, Lambrecht 1933, Mayr 2022, Mourer-Chauviré 2008, Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2004, Sánchez‐Marco 2021 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Afropavo, Alectoris, Alectoris pliocaena, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnipes, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Francolinus, Gallus, Lagopus, Litoripes, Lyrurus, Margaroperdix, Meleagris, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeocryptonyx, Pavo, Peliperdix, Percolinus, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianinae, Phasianus, Pirortyx, Pliogallus, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Rollulinae, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus
Subtaxa: Palaeortyx blanchardi Palaeortyx brevipes Palaeortyx caluxyensis Palaeortyx gaillardi Palaeortyx gallica Palaeortyx intermedia Palaeortyx joleaudi Palaeortyx major Palaeortyx media Palaeortyx phasianoides Palaeortyx volans
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Romania (1 collection)
• Turolian of Spain (2)
• Miocene of France (2), Germany (2), Hungary (1), Italy (8), Spain (9)
• Oligocene of France (1), Germany (1)
Total: 27 collections including 30 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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