Scopelortyx

Scopelortyx is an extinct genus of paraortygid birds that lived during the Eocene epoch.

Scopelortyx Temporal range: Bartonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	†Paraortygidae
Genus:	†Scopelortyx
Species:	†S. klinghardtensis
Binomial name
†Scopelortyx klinghardtensis Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford, & Senut

Distribution

Scopelortyx klinghardtensis is known from the Eocliff locality of Namibia.^[1]