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Oreortyx

Reptilia - Odontophoridae

Taxonomy
Oreortyx was named by Baird (1858). It is extant. Its type is Ortyx picta. It was considered monophyletic by Eo et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Perdicidae by Schultz and Howard (1935); to Odontophorinae by Hay (1930), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956); and to Odontophoridae by Eo et al. (2009), Clements et al. (2017).

Species
O. pictus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Oreortyx Baird
1930Oreortyx Hay p. 327
1935Oreortyx Schultz and Howard p. 276
1940Oreortyx Wetmore p. 46
1956Oreortyx Wetmore p. 55
2009Oreortyx Eo et al.
2017Oreortyx Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Avialae
—Ornithothoraces
—OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
—CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
familyOdontophoridae
genusOreortyxBaird 1858

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Oreortyx Baird 1858
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Oreortyx pictus Douglas 1829 [mountain quail]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:08:19
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:08:19
Source: o = order
References: Livezey 1997, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) O. picta (93281)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) O. picta (155409)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) O. picta (155393)