Palaeortyx is an extinct genus of granivorous[1] galliform bird that lived 28.4 to 2.588 million years ago.[2] It lived from the early Eocene to the early Pliocene, and may be a phasianid or odontophorid. It is known from several fossils found in Germany, France,[3][4] Italy,[5] Hungary and Romania.[6][7][8][2]
Palaeortyx Temporal range: Middle Oligocene to Early Pleistocene
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Palaeortyx fossil at Musee d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | †PalaeortyxMilne-Edwards, 1869
Species
Palaeortyx caluxyensis
Palaeortyx edwardsi
Palaeortyx gallica
Palaeortyx intermedia
Palaeortyx major
Palaeortyx miocaena
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