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