Coturnix augustus

Coturnix augustus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Coturnix
Species:
†C. augustus
Binomial name
†Coturnix augustus
Zelenkov, 2024

Coturnix augustus is an extinct species of Coturnix that lived in Mongolia during the Pliocene epoch.[1]

References

  1. ^ Zelenkov, N. V. (2024). "The Diversity and Evolution of Quails and Allies (Aves: Galliformes: Phasianidae: Coturnicini) in the Miocene–Early Pleistocene of Eurasia. Chapter 3. Systematics of Fossil Quails and Allies (Coturnicini)". Paleontological Journal. 58 (10): 1130–1185. doi:10.1134/S0031030124600896.


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