Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Alectoris, Alectoris pliocaena, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnipes, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Francolinus, Gallus, Lagopus, Litoripes, Lyrurus, Margaroperdix, Meleagris, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeocryptonyx, Palaeortyx, Pavo, Peliperdix, Percolinus, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianinae, Phasianus, Pirortyx, Pliogallus, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Rollulinae, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus
Subtaxa: Afropavo congensis
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution: found only at Plovers Lake Cave (internal deposits) (Quaternary of South Africa)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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