Chambiortyx is a genus of Galliformes bird. It is known from a fossil of the early Eocene of Tunisia.[1]
| Chambiortyx Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Superorder: | Galloanserae |
| Clade: | Pangalliformes |
| Genus: | †Chambiortyx Mourer-Chauviré et al., 2013 |
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| †Chambiortyx cristata (Mourer-Chauviré et al., 2013)
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References
edit- ^ Mourer-Chauviré et al. (2013) A new taxon of stem group Galliformes and the earliest record for stem group Cuculidae from the Eocene of Djebel Chambi, Tunisia.
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