| Lophogallus Temporal range: Middle Miocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | † Lophogallus Zelenkov & Kurochkin, 2010 |
| Species: | †L. naranbulakensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Lophogallus naranbulakensis Zelenkov & Kurochkin, 2010 | |
Lophogallus is a genus of prehistoric phasianid which is known from the Oshin Formation during the middle Miocene. It is known from the holotype humerus and a referred partial femur, both from the type locality of Naran Bulak, Mongolia. [1] It was described by N. V. Zelenkov and E. N. Kurochkin in 2010, and the type species is Lophogallus naranbulakensis. [1]
