Proagriocharis
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| Proagriocharis Temporal range: | |
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| Reconstruction of Proagriocharis showing speculative plumage | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
| Tribe: | Tetraonini |
| Genus: | †Proagriocharis Martin & Tate, 1970 |
| Species: | †P. kimballensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Proagriocharis kimballensis Martin & Tate, 1970 | |
Proagriocharis is a genus of extinct turkey relatives from the upper Pliocene. It contained a single species, Proagriocharis kimballensis, known from Nebraska, which was smaller than most other turkeys.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Larry D. Martin & James Tate Jr. (1970). "A new turkey from the Pliocene of Nebraska" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin. 82 (2): 214–218.
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