Quercymegapodius
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Family: | †Quercymegapodiidae |
| Genus: | †Quercymegapodius Mourer-Chauviré, 1992 |
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| Quercymegapodius brodkorpi | |
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Quercymegapodius brodkorpi Quercymegapodius depereti | |
Quercymegapodius is an extinct genus of quercymegapodiid bird that lived during the Eocene epoch.
Distribution
[edit]Quercymegapodius brodkorpi is known from fossilised remains found in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.[1] Quercymegapodius depereti is also known from this formation.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile (1992). "The Galliformes (Aves) from the Phosphorites du Quercy (France): Systematics and Biostratigraphy". In Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series. 36: 67–96.
- ^ Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile; Bourdon, Estelle; Duffaud, Sylvain; Le Roux, Guy; Laurent, Yves (April 2024). "New avian remains from the early Eocene of La Borie, southern France". Geobios. 83: 61–84. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2022.10.004. Retrieved 28 February 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
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