Galliform
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galliform — ▪ order of birds Introduction any of the gallinaceous (that is, fowl like or chickenlike (chicken)) birds (bird). The order includes about 290 species, of which the best known are the turkeys (turkey), chickens, quail, partridge, pheasant and… … Universalium
galliform — ˈgaləˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: New Latin Galliformes : of or relating to the Galliformes * * * galliform, a. Ornith. (ˈgælɪfɔːm) [ad. mod.L. galliform is, f. L. gall us cock + forma form.] Belonging to the … Useful english dictionary
galliform — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to a chicken or other member of the order Galliformes 2. noun Any bird in this order … Wiktionary
galliform — gal·li·form … English syllables
Galliformes — Temporal range: Eocene Recent, 45–0 Ma … Wikipedia
List of fossil birds — Birds are generally believed to have evolved from certain feathered theropod dinosaurs, and there is no real dividing line between birds and dinosaurs, except of course that some of the former survived the Cretaceous Tertiary extinction event… … Wikipedia
Green Peafowl — Male in display, Pavo muticus imperator Conservation status … Wikipedia
Gallinuloides — Taxobox name = Gallunoides status = fossil fossil range = Early middle Eocene regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Gallinuloididae genus = Gallinuloides genus authority = species = G. wyomingensis… … Wikipedia
Piksi — Taxobox name = Piksi status = fossil fossil range = Campanian (Late Cretaceous) image width = 250px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Ornithothoraces genus = Piksi genus authority = Varricchio, 2002… … Wikipedia
Bird ichnology — is the study of avian life traces in ornithology and paleontology. Such life traces can include footprints, nests, feces and coproliths. Scientists gain insight about the behavior and diversity of birds by studying such evidence.Ichnofossils (or… … Wikipedia
