Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Full reference: J. C. Rando, J. A. Alcover, H. Pieper, S. L. Olson, C. N. Hernández and L. F. López-Jurado. 2020. Unforeseen diversity of quails (Galliformes: Phasianidae: Coturnix) in oceanic islands provided by the fossil record of Macaronesia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 188:1296-1317
Belongs to Coturnix according to J. C. Rando et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Coturnix alabrevis, Coturnix centensis, Coturnix coturnix, Coturnix gomerae, Coturnix japonica, Coturnix longipes, Coturnix novaezelandiae, Coturnix pectoralis, Palaeoperdix sansaniensis, Palaeoperdix keltica
Type specimen: MMF 47266, a set of limb elements (tibiotarsus). Its type locality is Praínha II, Madeira, which is in a Holocene eolian sandstone in Portugal.
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Portugal (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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