Systematic Position of Palaeortyx (Aves, ?Phasianidae) and Notes on the Evolution of Phasianidae
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DOI: 10.1134/s0031030119020138
Abstract: Postcranial skeletal morphology of the Oligocene-Miocene fossil galliform genus Palaeortyx is compared with modern representatives of Phasianoidea. In particular, Palaeortyx is compared with the modern African Ptilopachus, which was recently transferred to the American family… read more here.
Keywords: palaeortyx aves; aves phasianidae; systematic position; palaeortyx ... See more keywords
Revision of Plioperdix (Aves: Phasianidae) from the Plio-Pleistocene of Ukraine
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DOI: 10.1134/s0031030120050159
Abstract: Remains of small phasianid birds from several Pliocene and Pleistocene localities in the Northern Black Sea Region and Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, Czech Republic, and Hungary) are traditionally, based on similar proportions, assigned to… read more here.
Keywords: plioperdix pontica; aves phasianidae; revision plioperdix; pleistocene ... See more keywords