Turkeys known only from fossils * Meleagris sp. (Early Pliocene of Bone Valley, U.S.) * Meleagris sp. (Late Pliocene of Macasphalt Shell Pit, U.S.) * Meleagris californica (Late Pleistocene of SW U.S.) - formerly Parapavo/Pavo * Meleagris crassipes (Late Pleistocene of SW North America) Those would be very tough to cook!