Proagriocharis
Proagriocharis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
Tribe: | Meleagridini |
Genus: | †Proagriocharis Martin & Tate, 1970 |
Species: | †P. kimballensis
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Binomial name | |
†Proagriocharis kimballensis Martin & Tate, 1970
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Proagriocharis is a genus of extinct turkey relatives from the upper Pliocene. It contained a single species, Proagriocharis kimballensis, known from Nebraska, which was smaller than most other turkeys.[1]
References[]
- ^ Larry D. Martin & James Tate Jr. (1970). "A new turkey from the Pliocene of Nebraska" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin. 82 (2): 214–218.
Categories:
- Meleagridini
- Pliocene birds
- Pliocene birds of North America
- Fossil taxa described in 1970
- Taxa named by Larry Martin
- Prehistoric bird genera
- Extinct monotypic bird genera
- Prehistoric bird stubs