Progura gallinacea De Vis 1889 (megapode)

Aves - Galliformes - Megapodiidae

Synonyms: Chosornis praeteritus De Vis 1889, Palaeopelargus nobilis De Vis 1892

Belongs to Progura according to T. H. Worthy and J. M. T. Nguyen 2020

See also De Vis 1892, Lambrecht 1933 and Shute et al. 2017

Sister taxon: Progura campestris

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (3 collections)

• Pliocene of Australia (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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