Abstract
A pair of fossilized imprints of feet represent the first published galliform (landfowl) specimen from the Lower Eocene Fur Formation of northwest Denmark. The specimen is referable to Galliformes due to the presence of a distinctly asymmetric trochlea metatarsi III. The specimen appears distinct from previously described Eocene Galliformes (e.g. Gallinuloididae, Quercymegapodiidae and Paraortygidae) and may represent a new taxon of Galliformes, increasing the diversity of this group in the Lower Eocene.
| Translated title of the contribution | En lille hønsefugl fra den nedre eocæne Fur Formation, det nordvestlige Danmark |
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| Original language | English |
| Journal | Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark |
| Volume | 55 |
| Pages (from-to) | 59-63 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0011-6297 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |