An avifauna from the lower Miocene of South Dakota

A. H. Miller

1944

Article

University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 27(4):85-100

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Dendrochen
• Dendrochen robusta
• Megapaloelodus
• Megapaloelodus connectens
• Miortyx
• Miortyx teres
• Ortalis pollicaris
• Querquedula integra
• Strix dakota
• Tympanuchus stirtoni

Taxonomy:

• Miortyx belongs to Odontophoridae - Miller (1944)
• Dendrochen belongs to Dendrocygninae - Miller (1944)
• Dendrochen robusta belongs to Dendrochen - Miller (1944)
• Querquedula integra belongs to Querquedula - Miller (1944)
• Ortalis pollicaris belongs to Ortalis - Miller (1944)
• Tympanuchus stirtoni belongs to Tympanuchus - Miller (1944)
• Miortyx teres belongs to Miortyx - Miller (1944)
• Strix dakota belongs to Strix - Miller (1944)