Cyrtonyx Gould 1844 (New World quail)

Reptilia - Galliformes - Odontophoridae

Parent taxon: Odontophoridae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Mead et al. 1984, Wang et al. 2013, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Caccabis, Callipepla, Colinus, Miortyx, Nanortyx, Odontophorus, Oreortyx, Ptilopachinae

Subtaxa: Cyrtonyx cooki Cyrtonyx montezumae Cyrtonyx ocellatus Cyrtonyx tedfordi

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Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (2: Arizona, New Mexico)

• Miocene of United States (2: California, Nebraska)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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