Notopalaeognathae
| Notopalaeognathae |
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| Greater rhea (Rhea americana) | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Clade: | Notopalaeognathae Yuri et. al, 2013 |
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Notopalaeognathae is a clade that contains the order Rheiformes (rheas), the clade Novaeratitae (birds such as the kiwis and the emus), the order Tinamiformes (tinamous) and the extinct order Dinornithiformes (the moas).[2] The exact relationships of this group have only recently been understood, with tinamous and the moas sharing a common ancestor[3][4][5][6] and the kiwis are more closely related to emus and cassowaries.[5] The extinct elephant birds of Madagascar had recently been identified as closest relative to the kiwis.[5] The rheas are either the basal most branch of notopalaeognaths[7] or the sister group to Novaeratitae.[2] The sister group to Notopalaeognathae is Struthionidae (the ostrich family).
References
- ↑ Van Tuinen M. (2009) Birds (Aves). In The Timetree of Life, Hedges SB, Kumar S (eds). Oxford: Oxford University Press; 409–411.
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- ↑ Hackett, S.J. et al. (2008) A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History. Science, 320, 1763.
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