Elementaves
Hypothetical clade of neoavian birds
| Elementaves Temporal range: Early Paleocene – Recent 62–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Neoaves |
| Clade: | Elementaves Stiller et al., 2024 |
| Clades | |
Elementaves is a proposed clade of birds, comprising a diverse group of birds who occupy various different ecological niches. They include the clades Phaethoquornithes and Strisores, as well as the Gruimorphae and Opisthocomiformes. According to Stiller et al. (2024), it is one of the four major subclades of Neoaves and sister to Telluraves.[1]
References
- ^ Stiller J, et al. (2024). "Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes". Nature. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07323-1. PMID 38560995.
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