Palaeortyx Explained

Palaeortyx is an extinct genus of granivorous^[1] galliform bird that lived 28.4 to 2.588 million years ago.^[2] It lived from the early Eocene to the early Pliocene, and may be a phasianid or odontophorid. It is known from several fossils found in Germany, France,^{[3] [4]} Italy,^[5] Hungary and Romania.^{[6] [7] [8] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Palaeortyx Milne-Edwards 1869 (pheasant). Fossilworks. 17 December 2021.
2. Mayr, G. et al. (2006) "A nearly complete skeleton of the fossil galliform bird Palaeortyx from the late Oligocene of Germany". Acta Ornithologica, 41(2):129–135. doi:10.3161/000164506780143852
3. Mourer-Chauviré, C. (1992) "The Galliformes (Aves) of Phosphorites Du Quercy (France): Systematics and Biostratigraphy". Natur. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County. Sci. Ser., 36:37–95.
4. Göhlich, U. B. & Mourer-Chauviré, C. (2005) "Revision of the phasianids (aves: galliformes) from the Lower Miocene of Saint-Gérand-le-Puy (Allier, France)". Palaeontology, 48:1331–1350.
5. Göhlich, U. B. & Pavia, M. (2008) "A New Species of Palaeortyx (Aves: Galliformes: Phasianidae) from the Neo-gene of Gargano, Italy". Oryctos, 7:95–10.
6. Villalta, J. F. (1963) "Las aves fósiles del Mioceno español". Bol. Roy. Soc. Esp. Hist. Natur. Madrid, 61(2):263–285.
7. Jánossy, D. (1976) "Plio-Pleistocene Bird Remains from the Carpathian Basin: I. Galliformes: 2. Phasianidae". Aquila, 83(1):29–42.
8. Jánossy, D. (1993) "Bird Remains from the Upper Miocene (MN 9) of Rudabanya (N-Hungary)". Aquila 100(1):53–70.