Chambiortyx
Chambiortyx is a genus of Galliformes bird. It is known from a fossil of the early Eocene of Tunisia.[1]
| Chambiortyx Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Superorder: | Galloanserae |
| Clade: | Pangalliformes |
| Genus: | †Chambiortyx Mourer-Chauviré et al., 2013 |
| Type species | |
| †Chambiortyx cristata (Mourer-Chauviré et al., 2013) | |
References
- Mourer-Chauviré et al. (2013) A new taxon of stem group Galliformes and the earliest record for stem group Cuculidae from the Eocene of Djebel Chambi, Tunisia.
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