Aves - Galliformes - Numididae
Alternative spelling: Numidinae
Parent taxon: Galliformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2022, Olson 1972, Wang et al. 2013 and Worthy et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Amitabha, Archaealectrornis, Argillipes, Bumbanipodius, Bumbanortyx, Craci, Cracidae, Galli, Gallinuloididae, Galloidae, Gigantibis, Megapodiidae, Namaortyx, Odontiphorinidae, Odontophoridae, Paraortygidae, Paraortyx, Phasanidae, Phasiani, Phasianidae, Procrax, Quercymegapodiidae, Scopelortyx, Sobniogallus, Sylviornithes, Taoperdix
Subtaxa: Acryllium Numida Telecrecinae Telecrex
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (6 collections), South Africa (1), Sudan (5), Tanzania (1)
• Pliocene of Tanzania (7)
• Eocene of Mongolia (1)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence