†Boreortalis Brodkorb 1954 (chachalaca)
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Reptilia - Galliformes - Cracidae
Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1954. A chachalaca from the Miocene of Florida. The Wilson Bulletin 66(3):180-183
Parent taxon: Cracidae according to P. Brodkorb 1954
See also Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Cracinae, Oreophasinae, Ortalis, Ortalisinae, Palaeonossax, Pauxi, Penelope, Penelopinae
Subtaxa: Boreortalis laesslei
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida, Nebraska collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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