Reptilia - Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Alternative spelling: Odontophorinae
Full reference: J. Gould. 1844. A monograph of the Odontophorinae, or partridges of America. (Part I)
Parent taxon: Galliformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Brodkorb 1958, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Eo et al. 2009, Gutiérrez et al. 1983, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2022, Wang et al. 2013, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956, Worthy et al. 2017 and Zink and Blackwell 1998
Sister taxa: Amitabha, Archaealectrornis, Argillipes, Bumbanipodius, Bumbanortyx, Craci, Cracidae, Galli, Gallinuloididae, Galloidae, Gigantibis, Megapodiidae, Namaortyx, Numididae, Odontiphorinidae, Paraortygidae, Paraortyx, Phasanidae, Phasiani, Phasianidae, Procrax, Quercymegapodiidae, Scopelortyx, Sobniogallus, Sylviornithes, Taoperdix, Waltonortygidae
Subtaxa: Caccabis Callipepla Colinus Cyrtonyx Miortyx Nanortyx Odontophorus Oreortyx Ptilopachinae
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), Monaco (1), United States (55: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia), Venezuela (1)
• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Oregon)
• Miocene of United States (3: California, Nebraska, South Dakota)
• Neogene of United States (2: Arizona)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Colorado)
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan)
Total: 70 collections including 76 occurrences