Family Odontophoridae Gould 1844 (New World quail)

Aves - 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, GutiƩrrez 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

Subtaxa: Caccabis Callipepla Colinus Cyrtonyx Miortyx Nanortyx Odontophorus Oreortyx Ptilopachinae

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Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), Monaco (1), United States (50: 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)

• Neogene of United States (2: Arizona)

• Miocene of United States (3: California, Nebraska, South Dakota)

• Oligocene of United States (1: Colorado)

• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan)

Total: 65 collections including 71 occurrences

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