Ortyxelos Vieillot 1819 (buttonquail)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Turnicidae

Parent taxon: Turnicidae according to L. Vieillot 1819

Sister taxa: Turnipax, Turnix, Cerestenia

Subtaxa: Ortyxelos meiffrenii

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Extant Distribution (Quaternary of Senegal)

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