†Phasianus bulgaricus Boev 2020 (pheasant)
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Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Full reference: Z. Boev. 2020. First European Neogene record of true pheasants from Gorna Sushitsa (SW Bulgaria). Historia naturalis bulgarica 41:33-39
Belongs to Phasianus according to Z. Boev 2020
Sister taxa: Phasianus alfhildae, Phasianus americanus, Phasianus colchicus, Phasianus etuliensis, Phasianus hermonis, Phasianus lufengia, Phasianus mioceanus
Type specimen: NMNHS 15143, a limb element (Proximal ulna). Its type locality is Gorna Sushitsa Village (GS8), which is in a Turolian terrestrial horizon in Bulgaria.
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution: found only at Gorna Sushitsa Village (GS8)
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