Dinosauria›Reptilia›Galliformes›Theropoda›Phasianidae
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Palaeortyx Palaeortyx volans Gohlich and Pavia 2008

/pˈæliːˌɔːɹɾɪks/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Zanclean) · 11.6–5.1 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
granivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Palaeortyx volans is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 11.6–5.1 million years ago. It was a granivore. It was named by Gohlich and Pavia 2008. The species is represented by 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~11%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Palaeortyx volans sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Palaeortyx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

same–clade
Pavo
Pavo archiaci
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same–clade
Phasianus
Phasianus lufengia
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same–clade
Lophortyx
Lophortyx shotwelli
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same–clade
Plioperdix
Plioperdix hungarica
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