Rhegminornis

Rhegminornis calobates is an extinct species of turkey from the early Miocene of Florida. It was described by Alexander Wetmore in 1943.^[1][2]

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Rhegminornis Temporal range: Early Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Holotype specimen (a metatarsal), Florida Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Subfamily:	Phasianinae
Tribe:	Tetraonini
Genus:	†Rhegminornis Wetmore, 1943
Species:	†R. calobates
Binomial name
†Rhegminornis calobates Wetmore, 1943

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It is known from the Early Miocene (Burdigalian)-aged Alachua Formation of the Thomas Farm site.^[3]