Scopelortyx
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | †Paraortygidae |
| Genus: | †Scopelortyx |
| Species: | †S. klinghardtensis
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| †Scopelortyx klinghardtensis Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford, & Senut
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Scopelortyx is an extinct genus of paraortygid birds that lived during the Eocene epoch.
Distribution
[edit]Scopelortyx klinghardtensis is known from the Eocliff locality of Namibia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile; Pickford, Martin; Senut, Brigitte (1 January 2015). "Stem group galliform and stem group psittaciform birds (Aves, Galliformes, Paraortygidae, and Psittaciformes, family incertae sedis) from the Middle Eocene of Namibia". Journal of Ornithology. 156 (1): 275–286. doi:10.1007/s10336-014-1124-y. ISSN 2193-7192. Retrieved 24 February 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.
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