Neoaves
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| Neoavians Temporal range: Late Cretaceous-Recent,
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| Pale-yellow Robin (Tregellasia capito) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Neognathae |
| Clade: | Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 |
Neoaves is a clade that consists of all modern birds (Neornithes) with the exception of Paleognathae and Galloanserae. The early diversification of neoavian branches occurred in rapid succession, and attempts to resolve the phylogenetic relationships have concluded some concordance but much controversy.[1][2]
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Cladogram based on Hackett et al. (2008).[3]
References
- ^ Mayr G. (2011) Metaves, Mirandornithes, Strisores and other novelties - a critical review of the higher-level phylogeny of neornithine birds. J Zool Syst Evol Res. 49:58-76.
- ^ Matzke, A. et al. (2012) Retroposon insertion patterns of neoavian birds: strong evidence for an extensive incomplete lineage sorting era Mol. Biol. Evol.
- ^ Hackett, Shannon J. (2008-06-27). "A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History". Science. 320 (5884): 1763–1768. doi:10.1126/science.1157704. PMID 18583609. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
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