Rhegminornis

Rhegminornis; Temporal range: Early Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Holotype specimen (a metatarsal), Florida Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Subfamily:	Phasianinae
Tribe:	Tetraonini
Genus:	† Rhegminornis ; Wetmore, 1943
Species:	†R. calobates
Binomial name
	†Rhegminornis calobates; Wetmore, 1943

Last updated November 09, 2025

Rhegminornis calobates is an extinct species of turkey from the early Miocene of Florida. It was described by Alexander Wetmore in 1943.^[1]^[2]

It is known from the Early Miocene (Burdigalian)-aged Alachua Formation of the Thomas Farm site.^[3]

References

↑ Storrs L. Olson & John Farrand Jr. (1974). "Rhegminornis restudies: a tiny Miocene turkey" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin . 86 (2): 114–120. JSTOR 4160466. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
↑ "BioLib: Biological library".
↑ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-14.

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[1] Storrs L. Olson & John Farrand Jr. (1974). "Rhegminornis restudies: a tiny Miocene turkey" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin . 86 (2): 114–120. JSTOR 4160466. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-06-16.

[2] "BioLib: Biological library".

[3] "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-14.

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