Family Tetraonidae Linnaeus 1758 (grouse)

Aves - Galliformes - Galloidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Galloidae according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Crowe et al. 2006, Hay 1902, Lambrecht 1933, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Peterson 1999, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxon: Perdicidae

Subtaxa: Palaealectoris Pediocaetes

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Ecology: volant browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), Finland (6), United States (5: Georgia, New Mexico, Virginia)

• Harrisonian of United States (1: Nebraska)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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