Proagriocharis
| Proagriocharis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.
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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