Palaeognathae

Struthio camelus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Palaeognathae

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Euavialae Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Palaeognathae

‎Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Neornithes
Cohors: Palaeognathae
Ordines: Apterygiformes – Casuariiformes – Rheiformes – Struthioniformes – Tinamiformes – †Aepyornithiformes – †Dinornithiformes – †Lithornithiformes
Generae incertae sedis: †Eremopezus – †Palaeotis – †Remiornis

Name

Palaeognathae Pycraft, 1900: 149

References

Primary references

• Pycraft, W.P. 1900. On the Morphology and Phylogeny of the Palaeognathae (Ratitae and Crypturi) and Neognathae (Carinatae). Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 15(5): 149–290. BHL DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1900.tb00023.x Reference page. 

Additional references

• Harshman, J., Braun, E.L., Braun, M.J., Huddleston, C.J., Bowie, R.C.K., Chojnowski, J.L., Hackett, S.J., Han, K.-L., Kimball, R.T., Marks, B.D., Miglia, K.J., Moore, W.S., Reddy, S., Sheldon, F.H., Steadman, D.W., Steppan, S.J., Witt, C.C. & Yuri, T. 2008. Phylogenomic evidence for multiple losses of flight in ratite birds. PNAS 105(36): 13462–13467. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0803242105 Reference page. 
• Livezey, B.C. & Zusi, R.L. 2007. Higher-order phylogeny of modern birds (Theropoda, Aves: Neornithes) based on comparative anatomy. II. Analysis and discussion. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 149(1): 1–95. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00293.x PMC: 2517308. PMID: 18784798. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

беларуская: Бескілявыя
català: Paleògnats
Deutsch: Urkiefervögel
English: Ratites
español: Paleognatos
suomi: Vanhaleukaiset
français: Paléognathes
日本語: 古顎下綱
македонски: Старовилични
polski: Ptaki paleognatyczne, paleognatyczne
русский: Бескилевые
slovenčina: bežce
svenska: Paleognata fåglar
Türkçe: Koşucu kuşlar
українська: Безкілеві
中文: 古颚总目

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