Titanoperdix
Extinct genus of Phasianidae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Titanoperdix is an extinct monospecific genus of landfowl, belonging to the Phasianidae family. It was related to the modern grey partridge, although it was substantially larger, reaching the size of the modern black grouse. Its fossilized remains were discovered in Early Pleistocene deposits, near Malye Goly, in Irkutsk Oblast, in Eastern Siberia.[1]
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Titanoperdix | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | †Titanoperdix Zelenkov et al., 2023 |
Type species | |
Titanoperdix felixi Zelenkov et al., 2023 |
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