Elementaves

Elementaves
Temporal range: Early Paleocene – Recent
Pacific gull (Larus pacificus).
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Neoaves
Clade:
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. The clade's name refers to the classical elements, reflecting its members' varying adaptations to earth, air, and water.[1]

References

  1. ^ Stiller J, et al. (2024). "Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes". Nature. 629 (8013): 851–860. Bibcode:2024Natur.629..851S. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07323-1. PMC 11111414. PMID 38560995.


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