Lophogallus is a genus of prehistoric phasianid which is known from the Oshin Formation during the middle Miocene. It is known from the holotype humerus and a referred partial femur, both from the type locality of Naran Bulak, Mongolia.[1] It was described by N. V. Zelenkov and E. N. Kurochkin in 2010, and the type species is Lophogallus naranbulakensis.[1]
| Lophogallus Temporal range: Middle Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | †Lophogallus Zelenkov & Kurochkin, 2010 |
| Species: | †L. naranbulakensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Lophogallus naranbulakensis Zelenkov & Kurochkin, 2010
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References
edit- ^ a b N. V. Zelenkov & E. N. Kurochkin (2010). "Neogene phasianids (Aves: Phasianidae) of Central Asia: 3. Genera Lophogallus gen. nov. and Syrmaticus". Paleontological Journal. 44 (3): 328–336. Bibcode:2010PalJ...44..328Z. doi:10.1134/S0031030110030135. S2CID 128685404.
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