Dinosauria›Reptilia›Galliformes›Theropoda›Phasianidae
Silhouette of Phasianus bulgaricus

Phasianus Phasianus bulgaricus Boev 2020

/fˈæsiənəs/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Zanclean) · 8.7–5.1 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
granivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Phasianus bulgaricus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 8.7–5.1 million years ago. It was a granivore. It was named by Boev 2020. 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 Phasianus bulgaricus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Phasianus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

same–clade
Plioperdix
Plioperdix hungarica
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same–clade
Lophortyx
Lophortyx shotwelli
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same–clade
Pavo
Pavo archiaci
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same–clade
Palaeortyx
Palaeortyx volans
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