Miogallus is an extinct genus of large pheasant that lived during the Miocene of Europe. It contains a single species, Miogallus altus.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | †Miogallus Lambrecht, 1933 |
| Species: | †M. altus
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| †Miogallus altus Milne-Edwards, 1869
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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