Grey Partridges (Phasianidae: Genera Perdix and Enkuria gen. nov.) from the Early Pleistocene of Crimea, and Notes on the Evolution of the Genus Perdix
Journal: Палеонтологический журнал
Year: 2024

The paper describes remains of the fossil grey partridges from the Lower Pleistocene (1.8–1.5 MA) deposits of the Taurida Cave in central Crimea. A smaller grey partridge is referred to the fossil species Perdix jurcsaki Kretzoi, 1962. Yet another phasianid bird from the cave, partly similar to modern Perdix but larger, is described as Enkuria voinstvenskyi gen. et sp. nov. The spatiotemporal stability of the Early-Middle Pleistocene European grey partridges’ morphotype allows synonymization of