Cyrtonyx Gould 1844 (New World quail)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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