👉 The term "gasteropoda" refers to a family of extinct birds that lived during the Cretaceous period, approximately 68-65 million years ago. The specific type of bird within this family is the pheasant, also known as the common partridge or white-throated partridge. Gasteropods were large, meat-eating birds with feathers and a wingspan of up to three feet long. They had thick, strong legs that allowed them to jump
