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Pternistis
Taxonomy
Pternistis was named by Wagler (1832). It is extant.
It was assigned to Phasianidae by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Phasianidae by Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1832 | Pternistis Wagler |
| 2017 | Pternistis Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Pternistis Wagler 1832
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Pternistis capensis Gmelin 1789 [cape francolin]
Pternistis clappertoni Children and Vigors 1826 [Clapperton's francolin]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Thiollay 1994 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pleistocene | South Africa | P. capensis (115225) | |
| Holocene | Sudan | Francolinus clappertoni (21903 208787) | |
| Holocene | South Africa | Francolinus capensis (177147) |