Aves - Galliformes - Megapodiidae
Full reference: E. Shute, G. J. Prideaux, and T. H. Worthy. 2017. Taxonomic review of the late Cenozoic megapodes (Galliformes: Megapodiidae) of Australia. Royal Society Open Science 4:170233
Belongs to Progura according to E. Shute et al. 2017
See also Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxon: Progura gallinacea
Type specimen: WAM 15.9.5, a partial skeleton (associated remains of one adult individual, comprising the following elements: premaxilla, approximately 15 mm of the tip; right articular of mandible lacking t). Its type locality is Leaena's Breath Cave, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Australia.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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