Xorazmortyx

Xorazmortyx
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Genus: †
Species:
†X. turkestanensis
Binomial name
†Xorazmortyx turkestanensis
Zelenkov & Panteleyev, 2019

Xorazmortyx is an extinct genus of galliform that lived during the Eocene epoch.

Distribution

Xorazmortyx turkestanensis is known from the Middle Eocene of Uzbekistan.[1]

References

  1. ^ Zelenkov, Nikita V.; Panteleyev, Andrey V. (31 July 2019). "A small stem-galliform bird (Aves: Paraortygidae) from the Eocene of Uzbekistan". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 18 (5): 517–523. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2019.04.005. Retrieved 26 February 2025.


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