A peafowl from the Pliocene of Perpignan, France

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A peafowl from the Pliocene of Perpignan, France

  • Volume / Part: 32 / 2
  • Publication Date: July 1989
  • Page(s): 439 - 446
  • Authored By: Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

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A tarsometatarsus from the Pliocene of Serrat-d'en-Vacquer, Perpignan, attributed to Gallus bravardi Gervais, actually belongs to the recent genus Pavo, and hence is designated as Pavo bravardi (Gervais). Fossil Peafowls are also present in other Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene localities in France and Moldavia. The Perpignan form is very similar to the recent species of Pavo and differs from the African form Afropavo, suggesting that these two genera diverged from a common ancestor prior to the Pliocene.

Palaeontology - Volume 32 Part 2 Pages 439-446



Palaeontology - Volume 32 Part 2 Pages 439-446

Citations

MOURER-CHAUVIRÉ, C. 1989. A peafowl from the Pliocene of Perpignan, France. Palaeontology, 32, 2, 439–446.