Miogallus

Miogallus Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
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

1. Ursula B. Göhlich; Martin Gross (2014). "The Sarmatian (late Middle Miocene) avian fauna from Gratkorn, Austria" (PDF). Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 94 (1): 41. Bibcode:2014PdPe...94...41G. doi:10.1007/s12549-013-0139-3.
2. Gerald Mayr (31 October 2016). Avian Evolution: The Fossil Record of Birds and its Paleobiological Significance. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 112–. ISBN   978-1-119-02076-9.
3. Gohlich, Ursula (February 11, 2014). "Palaeobio Palaeoenv" . The Sarmatian (Late Middle Miocene) Avian Fauna from Gratkorn, Austria. 3 (3): 41–48. Bibcode:2014PdPe...94...41G. doi:10.1007/s12549-013-0139-3. S2CID   55126389 . Retrieved 24 October 2023.