†Dendragapus nanus Shufeldt 1891
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Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Alternative combinations: Pediocaetes nanus, Pedioecetes nanus
Full reference: R. W. Shufeldt. 1891. Fossil birds from the Equus Beds of Oregon. American Naturalist 25:818-821
Belongs to Pedioecetes according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Hay 1902, Lambrecht 1933, Shufeldt 1891, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Tympanuchus cupido, Tympanuchus lulli, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, Tympanuchus phasianellus, Tympanuchus stirtoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Silver Lake, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Oregon
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Oregon collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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