Xorazmortyx Zelenkov and Panteleyev 2019 (fowl)

Reptilia - Galliformes - Paraortygidae

Full reference: N. V. Zelenkov and A. V. Panteleyev. 2019. A small stem-galliform bird (Aves: Paraortygidae) from the Eocene of Uzbekistan. Comptes Rendus Palevol 18:517-523

Parent taxon: Paraortygidae according to N. V. Zelenkov and A. V. Panteleyev 2019

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Xorazmortyx turkestanensis

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Type: Xorazmortyx turkestanensis

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Dzheroi 2 (Eocene of Uzbekistan)

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