Biology:Miogallus

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Short description: Extinct genus of large pheasant

Miogallus
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Miogallus
Lambrecht, 1933
Species:
M. altus
Binomial name
Miogallus altus
Milne-Edwards, 1869
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

Wikidata ☰ Q76688754 entry