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Quercymegapodius

Quercymegapodius
Temporal range: Late Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Family: Quercymegapodiidae
Genus: Quercymegapodius
Species:
Q. brodkorpi
Binomial name
Quercymegapodius brodkorpi
Mourer-Chauviré, 1992

Quercymegapodius is an extinct genus of quercymegapodiid bird that lived during the Eocene epoch.

Distribution

Q. brodkorpi is known from the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.[1]

References

  1. ^ Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile (1992). "The Galliformes (Aves) from the Phosphorites du Quercy (France): Systematics and Biostratigraphy". In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 67–96.