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Upper Cretaceous; North and South America. Teeth set in groove in jaws.
Flightless, foot-propelled diving birds, 1 to 2 m long. Superorder Neognathae
Order Tinamiformes (tinamous). Upper Pliocene to present; Central and South
America.
Upper Cretaceous; North and South America. Teeth set in groove in jaws.
Flightless, foot-propelled diving birds, 1 to 2 m long. Superorder Neognathae
Order Tinamiformes (tinamous). Upper Pliocene to present; Central and South
America.
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Middle Eocene to present; nearly worldwide, except southern South America.
Terrestrial or arboreal chicken-like birds; strong, scratching feet; short, rounded
wings; feathers with long aftershafts. Length 13–198 cm. Order Gruiformes (
cranes ...
Middle Eocene to present; nearly worldwide, except southern South America.
Terrestrial or arboreal chicken-like birds; strong, scratching feet; short, rounded
wings; feathers with long aftershafts. Length 13–198 cm. Order Gruiformes (
cranes ...
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Fifteen species; in grasslands and brush; southern Europe, Asia, Africa, and
Australia; body length 11–19 cm. Family Pedionomidae (plains wanderer). No
fossil record. Similar to button quails but differs in the following details: hallux
present; ...
Fifteen species; in grasslands and brush; southern Europe, Asia, Africa, and
Australia; body length 11–19 cm. Family Pedionomidae (plains wanderer). No
fossil record. Similar to button quails but differs in the following details: hallux
present; ...
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