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Plioperdix fossil map

Where fossils of Plioperdix have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 5 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

GroupPrehistoric birds
Lived8.725–5.09 million years ago (Tortonian to Zanclean)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilyPhasianidae
Named byKretzoi 1955
Fossil records1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inRussia
Rock formationstxn:39340

About Plioperdix

Plioperdix is an extinct genus of phasianid that lived during the Neogene period.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Plioperdix (revision 1318824975), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q25435576.

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