Fred Ruhe
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The Procellariiformes are the sister group of the Sphenisciformes.
For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/
For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and Yandangornithiformes see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-archaeopterygiformes.401785/
For descriptions of all fossil Rahonaviformes see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-ahonaviformes.402134/
For descriptions of all fossil Confuciusornithidae and Incertae Sedis see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-confuciusornithiformes.402143/
For descriptions of all fossil Sapeornithiformes see:
https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-sapeornithiformes.402173/
For descriptions of all fossil Enantiornithes see:
https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-enantiornithes.402318/
For descriptions of all fossil Neornithes (Lithornithidae; Tinamidae; Remiornithidae; Eremopezidae; Apterygidae; Dinornithidae; Megalapterygidae; Emeidae; Casuariidae; Dromaiidae; Aepyornithidae; Palaeotididae; Struthionidae; Rheidae) see:
For descriptions of all fossil Neognathae (Galloanserae, Galliformes) see:
For descriptions of al fossil Anseriformes (Gastornithiformes, Anseriformes) see:
For descriptions of all Anserimorphae - 2 (Vegaviiformes; Odontopterygiformes) see:
For descriptions of all fossil Neoaves see:
For descriptions of all fossil Procellariimorphae see (Sphenisciformes and Procellariiformes):
For descriptions of all fossil Strigiformes see:
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Fred
For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/
For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and Yandangornithiformes see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-archaeopterygiformes.401785/
For descriptions of all fossil Rahonaviformes see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-ahonaviformes.402134/
For descriptions of all fossil Confuciusornithidae and Incertae Sedis see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-confuciusornithiformes.402143/
For descriptions of all fossil Sapeornithiformes see:
https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-sapeornithiformes.402173/
For descriptions of all fossil Enantiornithes see:
https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-enantiornithes.402318/
For descriptions of all fossil Neornithes (Lithornithidae; Tinamidae; Remiornithidae; Eremopezidae; Apterygidae; Dinornithidae; Megalapterygidae; Emeidae; Casuariidae; Dromaiidae; Aepyornithidae; Palaeotididae; Struthionidae; Rheidae) see:
Descriptions of all fossil Euornithes
The Euornithes are the sister group of the Enantiornithes. it is the clade that also incldes the modern birds. They are defined as a natural group which includes the most recent common ancestor of all avialans closer to modern birds than to Sinornis. The taxonomy follows for a lirge part...
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For descriptions of all fossil Neognathae (Galloanserae, Galliformes) see:
Descriptions of all fossil Neognathae
All birds not mentioned so far belong to this group. For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil...
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For descriptions of al fossil Anseriformes (Gastornithiformes, Anseriformes) see:
Description of all fossil Anserimorphae
The sistergroup of the Galliformes is the Anserimorphae, several ordi that will all be given. For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see...
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For descriptions of all Anserimorphae - 2 (Vegaviiformes; Odontopterygiformes) see:
Descriptions of all fossil Anserimorphae - 2
This thread will give the descriptions of all tje other Anserimorphae. For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of...
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For descriptions of all fossil Neoaves see:
Descriptions of all fossil Neoaves
This thread will give give the descriptions of the next group of birds, the Subcohort of Neoaves. It insludes all birds not mentioned yet. For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see...
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For descriptions of all fossil Procellariimorphae see (Sphenisciformes and Procellariiformes):
Descriptions of all fossil Procellariimorphae
The Procellariimorphae are the Sphenisciformes and the Procellariiformes. For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions...
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For descriptions of all fossil Strigiformes see:
Descriptions of all fossil Strigiformes
In 2007 I was asked to compile a list of fossil Owls for the 2007 Owl Conference in Groningen, the Netherlands. This project was ment to supply everybody who attended the conference with a CD on which original description of all the extant and fossil Owls were to be found. David H. Johnson, the...
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Enjoy,
Fred