Lophogallus

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Lophogallus
Temporal range: Middle Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Lophogallus
Zelenkov & Kurochkin, 2010
Species:
L. naranbulakensis
Binomial name
Lophogallus naranbulakensis
Zelenkov & Kurochkin, 2010

Lophogallus is a genus of prehistoric phasianid which is known from the Oshin Formation during the middle Miocene. It is known from the holotype humerus and a referred partial femur, both from the type locality of Naran Bulak, Mongolia.[1] It was described by N. V. Zelenkov and E. N. Kurochkin in 2010, and the type species is Lophogallus naranbulakensis.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b N. V. Zelenkov; and E. N. Kurochkin (2010). "Neogene phasianids (Aves: Phasianidae) of Central Asia: 3. Genera Lophogallus gen. nov. and Syrmaticus". Paleontological Journal. 44 (3): 328–336. doi:10.1134/S0031030110030135.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)