Ameripodius

Ameripodius; Temporal range: Late Oligocene-Early Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Family:	† Quercymegapodiidae
Genus:	† Ameripodius ; Alvarenga, 1995
Type species
	Ameripodius silvasantosi; Alvarenga, 1995
Species
	Ameripodius silvasantosi Ameripodius alexis

Last updated July 29, 2025

Ameripodius is an extinct genus of quercymegapodiid that lived during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs.

Distribution

Ameripodius silvasantosi fossils are known from the Late Oligocene Tremembé Formation of Brazil.^[1]Ameripodius alexis is known from Early Miocene deposits in France.^[2]

References

↑ Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga (1995). "Um Primitivo Membro da Ordem Galliformes (Aves) do Terciário Médio da Bacia de Taubaté, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 67: 33–44.
↑ Mourer‐Chauviré, Cécile (September 2000). "A new species of Ameripodius (Aves: Galliformes: Quercymegapodiidae) from the Lower Miocene of France". Palaeontology . 43 (3): 481–493. doi:10.1111/j.0031-0239.2000.00136.x. ISSN 0031-0239 . Retrieved 28 March 2025– via Wiley Online Library.

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[Ameripodius-1] Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga (1995). "Um Primitivo Membro da Ordem Galliformes (Aves) do Terciário Médio da Bacia de Taubaté, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 67: 33–44.

[2] Mourer‐Chauviré, Cécile (September 2000). "A new species of Ameripodius (Aves: Galliformes: Quercymegapodiidae) from the Lower Miocene of France". Palaeontology . 43 (3): 481–493. doi:10.1111/j.0031-0239.2000.00136.x. ISSN 0031-0239 . Retrieved 28 March 2025– via Wiley Online Library.

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