Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae

Belongs to Meleagris according to Miller and Bowman 1956

Sister taxa: Meleagris altus, Meleagris californica, Meleagris celer, Meleagris crassipes, Meleagris gallopavo, Meleagris richmondi, Meleagris superba, Meleagris tridens

Type specimen: UCMP 45086, a set of postcrania (tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Cita Canyon, which is in a Blancan channel sandstone in Texas.

Ecology: volant granivore

Distribution: found only at Cita Canyon

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