Dinosauria›Reptilia›Galliformes›Theropoda›Phasianidae
Silhouette of Perdix palaeoperdix

Perdix Perdix palaeoperdix Mourer-Chauviré 1975

/pˈɜːdɪks/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Calabrian) · 1.8–0.8 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
granivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Perdix palaeoperdix is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 1.8–0.8 million years ago. It was a granivore. It was named by Mourer-Chauviré 1975. 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 Perdix palaeoperdix sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Perdix
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

same–clade
Progura
Progura campestris
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same–clade
Garrdimalga
Garrdimalga mcnamarai
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same–clade
Leipoa
Leipoa ocellata
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same–clade
Latagallina
Latagallina olsoni
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