†Bumbanortyx transitoria Zelenkov 2021 (fowl)
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Full reference: N. V. Zelenkov. 2021. New Bird Taxa (Aves: Galliformes, Gruiformes) from the Early Eocene of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 55(4):438-446
Belongs to Bumbanortyx according to N. V. Zelenkov 2021
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 3104/265, a limb element (partial coracoid). Its type locality is Tsagaan Khushuu (PIN collection 3104), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Naran Bulak Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Tsagaan Khushuu (PIN collection 3104)
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