Reptilia - Galliformes

Full reference: B. E. Gulas-Wroblewski and A. F.-J. Wroblewski. 2003. A crown-group galliform bird from the Middle Eocene Bridger Formation of Wyoming. Palaeontology 46(6):1269-1280

Parent taxon: Galliformes according to G. Mayr and I. Weidig 2004

See also Gulas-Wroblewski and Wroblewski 2003

Sister taxa: Archaealectrornis, Argillipes, Bumbanipodius, Bumbanortyx, Craci, Cracidae, Galli, Gallinuloididae, Galloidae, Gigantibis, Megapodiidae, Namaortyx, Numididae, Odontiphorinidae, Odontophoridae, Paraortygidae, Paraortyx, Phasanidae, Phasiani, Phasianidae, Procrax, Quercymegapodiidae, Scopelortyx, Sobniogallus, Sylviornithes, Taoperdix, Waltonortygidae

Subtaxa: Amitabha urbsinterdictensis

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Type: Amitabha urbsinterdictensis

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Forbidden City (Eocene of Wyoming)

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