Rhegminornis
Rhegminornis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
Tribe: | Meleagridini |
Genus: | †Rhegminornis Wetmore, 1943 |
Species: | †R. calobates
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Binomial name | |
†Rhegminornis calobates Wetmore, 1943
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Rhegminornis calobates is an extinct species of turkey from the early Miocene of Florida. It was described by Alexander Wetmore in 1943.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Storrs L. Olson & John Farrand, Jr. (1974). "Rhegminornis restudies: a tiny Miocene turkey" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin. 86 (2): 114–120. JSTOR 4160466.
- ^ "BioLib: Biological library".
Categories:
- Miocene birds
- Meleagridini
- Miocene birds of North America
- Fossil taxa described in 1943
- Taxa named by Alexander Wetmore
- Prehistoric bird stubs