Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Alternative combination: Coturnix gallica
Synonyms: Coturnix miocenica de Villalta 1963, Palaeortyx depereti Ennouchi 1930, Palaeortyx grivensis Lydekker 1893, Palaeortyx ocyptera Milne-Edwards 1891, Quercyrallus dasypus Milne-Edwards 1891, Rallus dasypus Milne-Edwards 1891
Belongs to Palaeortyx according to G. Mayr et al. 2006
See also Brodkorb 1967, de Villalta 1963, Gaillard 1908, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson 1977 and Sánchez‐Marco 2021
Sister taxa: Palaeortyx blanchardi, Palaeortyx brevipes, Palaeortyx caluxyensis, Palaeortyx gaillardi, Palaeortyx intermedia, Palaeortyx joleaudi, Palaeortyx major, Palaeortyx media, Palaeortyx phasianoides, Palaeortyx volans
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Hungary (1 collection), Italy (5), Spain (4)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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