Meleagris Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758
/mˈɛliːɡɹˌɪs/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Holocene) · ~2.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
granivore
Locomotion
flight
Habitat
flying
Where It Was Found
Countries
United States, Mexico, New Zealand
Regions
Florida · Virginia · Ohio · Georgia
Formations
Okeechobee · American Falls Lake Bed E · Wicomico
Dig sites
47
distinct collections
Overview
Meleagris gallopavo is a theropod dinosaur known from Late Cretaceous. It was a granivore. It is recorded as flying. Fossils have been recovered from Florida, United States and elsewhere. It was named by Linnaeus 1758. The species is represented by 48 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~85%
well attested
Based on 48 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Meleagris gallopavo sits in deep time
Meleagris
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Meleagris gallopavo's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.