Megalocoturnix
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | †Megalocoturnix Marco, 2009 |
| Species: | †M. cordoni
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| Binomial name | |
| †Megalocoturnix cordoni Marco, 2009
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Megalocoturnix is an extinct monotypic genus of perdicine bird that lived in the Iberian Peninsula during the Zanclean stage of the Pliocene epoch.
Etymology
The generic name Megalocoturnix is derived from the Greek megalos, meaning very big, and the closely related genus Coturnix. The specific epithet of the type species, Megalocoturnix cordoni, honours the theoretical biologist Faustino Cordón.[1]
References
- ^ Sánchez Marco, Antonio (12 December 2009). "New Iberian galliforms and reappraisal of some Pliocene and Pleistocene Eurasian taxa". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (4): 1148–1161. doi:10.1671/039.029.0421. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.