†Coturnipes cooperi Harrison and Walker 1977 (pheasant)
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Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Full reference: C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker. 1977. Birds of the British Lower Eocene. Tertiary Research Group 3:1-52
Belongs to Coturnipes according to C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker 1977
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Burnham on Crouch, which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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