Miogallus
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: †Miogallus
Lambrecht, 1933
Species:
†M. altus
Binomial name
†Miogallus altus
Synonyms
  • ?Miophasianus
  • Miogallus longaevus

Miogallus is an extinct genus of large pheasant that lived during the Miocene of Europe. It contains a single species, Miogallus altus.[1][2]

Miogallus altus is better known as Miophasianus altus found by Mlíkovský who found the genus Miophasianus Lambrech in 1933 to be a nomen nudum. Even if the genus name Miophasianus was made available later by Brodkorb, we agree with Mlikovský that Miogallus longaevus Lambrecht, 1933 is very probably a junior synonym of M. altus. As a consequence of the priority of Miogallus Lambrecht, 1933 over Miophasianus Brodkorb, 1952, the species must be named Miogallus altus.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ursula B. Göhlich; Martin Gross (2014). "The Sarmatian (late Middle Miocene) avian fauna from Gratkorn, Austria" (PDF). Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 94 (1): 41. Bibcode:2014PdPe...94...41G. doi:10.1007/s12549-013-0139-3.
  2. ^ Gerald Mayr (31 October 2016). Avian Evolution: The Fossil Record of Birds and its Paleobiological Significance. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 112–. ISBN 978-1-119-02076-9.
  3. ^ Gohlich, Ursula (February 11, 2014). "Palaeobio Palaeoenv". The Sarmatian (Late Middle Miocene) Avian Fauna from Gratkorn, Austria. 3 (3): 41–48. Bibcode:2014PdPe...94...41G. doi:10.1007/s12549-013-0139-3. S2CID 55126389. Retrieved 24 October 2023.


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