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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Meleagris : Meleagris leopoldi |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Meleagris : Meleagris leopoldi |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Meleagris |
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Scientific Name | Meleagris leopoldi |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Meleagris leopoldi | species | belongs to Meleagris | stated with evidence | Miller and Bowman, 1956 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 4.90 - 1.80 Ma Cenozoic |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 4.90 - 1.80 Ma Cenozoic |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Phasianidae) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Diet | granivore (based on Phasianidae) |
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Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. A. Stidham. 2011. The carpometacarpus of the Pliocene turkey Meleagris leopoldi (Galliformes: Phasianidae) and the problem of morphological variability in turkeys. PaleoBios 30(1):13-17 |
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