Tetrastes dalianensis (Hou, 1992)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Tetrastes daliannsis (Hou, 1992) [orth. error used by Boev, 2002; Tyrberg, 2008:261]

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: Late Pleistocene

Distribution

China

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Hou, L.-H. 1992. [Gulongshan Cave Site, a upper Paleolithic site at Dalian city]; pp 18-26, 81- 90. In: Gulongshan Archaeological Site and Fauna: Beijing.

Other references:

Boev, Zlatozar. (2002). Tetraonidae VIGORS, 1825 (Galliformes – Aves) in the Neogene-Quaternary record of Bulgaria and the origin and evolution of the family. Acta zoologica cracoviensia, 45(special issue): 263-282.

Sayol, Ferran, Steinbauer, Manuel J., Blackburn, Tim M., Antonelli, Alexandre and Faurby, Søren. (2020). Anthropogenic extinctions conceal widespread evolution of flightlessness in birds. Science Advances 6(49): eabb6095. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb6095 [Supplementary Material (Data File S1)]

Tyrberg, Tommy. (2008). The Late Pleistocene Continental Avian extinction – an evaluation of the fossil evidence. Oryctos 7: 249-269.

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