†Palaeortyx brevipes Milne-Edwards 1871 (pheasant)
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Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Belongs to Palaeortyx according to C. Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2004
See also Brodkorb 1967, Lambrecht 1933 and Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Palaeortyx blanchardi, Palaeortyx caluxyensis, Palaeortyx gaillardi, Palaeortyx gallica, Palaeortyx intermedia, Palaeortyx joleaudi, Palaeortyx major, Palaeortyx media, Palaeortyx phasianoides, Palaeortyx volans
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution: found only at Crechy (Oligocene of France)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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