Dinosauria›Reptilia›Galliformes›Theropoda›Phasianidae
Silhouette of Gallus europaeus

Gallus Gallus europaeus Harrison 1978

/ɡˈæləs/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Chibanian) · 0.8–0.1 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
granivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Gallus europaeus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 0.8–0.1 million years ago. It was a granivore. It was named by Harrison 1978. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~5%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 1 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Gallus europaeus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Gallus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Gallus europaeus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

same–clade
Pavo
Pavo muticus
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same–clade
Scleroptila
Scleroptila shelleyi
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same–clade
Alectoris
Alectoris rufa
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same–clade
Coturnix
Coturnix pectoralis
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