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Re: Mesozoic Neornithes
On Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Grant Harding wrote:
> Hiyo!
>
> Where in the world have neornitheans been found dating from the Mesozoic, and
> what parts of the Mesozoic did they date from?
>
> Also, have neornitheans been found on all continents for all periods
> following the close of the Mesozoic?
I do not currently cover neornithean species on the Dinosauricon, but I
plan to include all Mesozoic _Dinosauria_ (including _Neornithes_) some
day. Toward that end, I prepared this cladogram a while ago:
Neornithes
|---->Paleognathae =Paleognathia =Eoaves
`--Neognathae =Neognathia =Neoaves
|--Galloanserae
| |?--->Galliformes
| `?-Anseriformes
| |?-_Gallornis_ [nomen dubium]
| |?--->Gastornithidae
| `--+---->Anhimidae
| `---->Anseres
`--+---->Mesitornithidae
`--+---->Eurypygoidea
|---->Otides
|?--->Rhynchoceti
|--+---->Gruiformes
| `---->Podicepiformes
|--Charadriomorphae
| | INCERTAE SEDIS:
| | _Volgavis marina_
| |--Dakotornithidae ?=Graculavidae
| | `--_Dakotornis cooperi_
| |--Lonchodytidae ?=Graculavidae
| | `--_Lonchodytes_
| |--Palintropidae ?=Graculavidae
| | `--_Palintropus retusa_
| |--Scaniornithidae ?=Graculavidae
| | `--_Scaniornis_
| |?-Torotigidae ?=Graculavidae
| | `--_Torotix_ [nomen dubium]
| |--Cimolopterygidae ?=Graculavidae
| | |--_Ceramornis major_
| | `--_Cimolopteryx_
| | |--_C. rara_
| | |--_C. maxima_
| | `--_C. minima_
| |--Graculavidae
| | |--_Anatalavis rex_
| | |--_Laornis edvardsianus_
| | |--_Telmatornis priscus_
| | |--_Graculavus_
| | | |--_G. velox_
| | | `--_G._ sp.
| | `--_Palaeotringa_
| | |--_P. littoralis_
| | |--_P. vagans_
| | `--_P._ sp.
| |--+---->Phoenicopteriformes
| | `--+---->Ciconiiformes
| | `--+---->Pelecaniformes
| | `--+--Procellariiformes
| | | |?-Tytthostonychidae
| | | | `--_Tytthostonyx glauconiticus_
| | | `---->Procellarioidea
| | `--+---->Sphenisciformes
| | `--Gaviiformes
| | |?-_Neogaeornis wetzeli_
| | `---->Gaviidae
| `--+---->Burnithidae
| `--+---->Charadriiformes
| `--+?--->Turnicidae
| `?-+---->Pteroclididae
| `--+---->Columbiformes
| `--Psittaciformes
| | INCERTAE SEDIS:
| | ?unnamed form (beak) --
Maastrichtian -- N. America
| `---->Psittacoidea
`--+---->Cariamae
|---->Opisthocomiformes
|---->Falconiformes
`--+?---->Cuculiformes
`--+--+?--->Musophagidae
| `?--->Accipitriformes
|?--->Sagittariidae
|?--->Pandionidae
`---->Anomalogonatae
The genera and species are Mesozoic (although i think some may straddle
the border), as is the unnamed ?psittaciform. Some of this info is
probably outdated.
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