Neornithes

the group containing all birds with the exception of Archaeopteryx.

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References in periodicals archive

The extinct species, of which two fossils were discovered in China's northeastern Hebei province about two years ago, was the earliest known member of the Ornithuromorpha branch that also gave us Neornithes, or modern birds.

Early bird winds back the avian clock

Higher-order phylogeny of modern birds (Theropoda, Aves: Neornithes) based on comparative anatomy.

When decisions on homologous structures cause ambiguous taxa relationships: the Neomorphinae (Aves, Cuculidae) example/ Interpretacoes de homologias primarias e ambiguidade nas posicoes filogeneticas dos taxons: o exemplo nos Neomorphinae (Aves, Cuculidae)

Check out birds' family tree at: http://phylogeny.arizona.edu/ tree/eukaryotes/animals/ chordata/dinosauria/aves/ neornithes.html

Fossil feud

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