Biology:Proagriocharis
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Short description: Extinct species of bird
| Proagriocharis | |
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| Reconstruction of Proagriocharis showing speculative plumage | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
| Tribe: | Tetraonini |
| Genus: | †Proagriocharis Martin & Tate, 1970 |
| Species: | †P. kimballensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Proagriocharis kimballensis Martin & Tate, 1970
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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
- ↑ Larry D. Martin & James Tate Jr. (1970). "A new turkey from the Pliocene of Nebraska". The Wilson Bulletin 82 (2): 214–218. http://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/wilson/v082n02/p0214-p0218.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q7246820 entry
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