Coturnix augustus
Appearance
Coturnix augustus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | Coturnix |
Species: | †C. augustus
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Binomial name | |
†Coturnix augustus Zelenkov, 2024
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Coturnix augustus is an extinct species of Coturnix that lived in Mongolia during the Pliocene epoch.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.