†family Paraortygidae Mourer-Chauviré 1992 (fowl)
Reptilia - Galliformes - Paraortygidae
Parent taxon: Galliformes according to G. Mayr 2022
See also Mayr 2005, Mayr and Weidig 2004 and Mourer-Chauvire et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Amitabha, Archaealectrornis, Argillipes, Bumbanipodius, Bumbanortyx, Craci, Cracidae, Galli, Gallinuloididae, Galloidae, Gigantibis, Megapodiidae, Namaortyx, Numididae, Odontiphorinidae, Odontophoridae, Paraortyx, Phasanidae, Phasiani, Phasianidae, Procrax, Quercymegapodiidae, Scopelortyx, Sobniogallus, Sylviornithes, Taoperdix, Waltonortygidae
Subtaxa: Xorazmortyx
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: Utah collection), Uzbekistan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence