Proagriocharis

Proagriocharis
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Galliformes
Family:Phasianidae
Subfamily:Meleagridinae
Genus:Proagriocharis
Martin & Tate, 1970
Species: P. kimballensis
Binomial name
Proagriocharis kimballensis
Martin & Tate, 1970

Proagriocharis is a genus of extinct turkey relatives from the upper Pliocene. It contained a single species, Proagriocharis kimballensis, which was smaller than most other turkeys.[1]

References

  1. Larry D. Martin & James Tate, Jr. (1970). "A new turkey from the Pliocene of Nebraska" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin. 82 (2): 214–218.
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