†Pliogallus Gaillard 1939 (pheasant)
Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Full reference: C. Gaillard. 1939. Contribution a l'étude des oiseaux fossiles [Contribution to the study of fossil birds]. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Lyon 15(2):1-100
Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to C. Gaillard 1939
Sister taxa: Bonasa, Colinus, Coturnix, Cyrtonyx, Francolinus, Gallus, Litoripes, Meleagris, Miophasianus, Miortyx, Numidinae, Odontophorinae, Palaeortyx, Parapavo, Pavo, Perdicinae, Phasianinae, Rhegminornis, Schaubortyx, Tetraoninae, Tympanuchus
Subtaxa: Pliogallus crassipes, Pliogallus kormosi
Type: Pliogallus crassipes
Ecology: volant granivore