Reptilia - Galliformes - Megapodiidae

Full reference: E. Shute, G. J. Prideaux, and T. H. Worthy. 2017. Taxonomic review of the late Cenozoic megapodes (Galliformes: Megapodiidae) of Australia. Royal Society Open Science 4:170233

Belongs to Garrdimalga according to E. Shute et al. 2017

See also Worthy and Nguyen 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SAM P42711, a limb element (right carpometacarpus, missing os metacarpale minus). Its type locality is Curramulka Quarry, which is in a Pleistocene fissure fill horizon in Australia.

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Curramulka Quarry

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.