Cariamae: Information from Answers.com

Cariamae Fossil range: 63–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Paleocene - Recent

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Neognathae
Order:	Cariamae Fürbringer, 1888
Families
Cariamidae †Phorusrhacidae †Bathornithidae †Idiornithidae

Cariamae is a suggested name for a group of primarily flightless birds that have been around for 63 million years. The group includes the families Cariamidae, Phorusrhacidae, Bathornithidae and Idiornithidae. Though traditionally considered as a suborder of the Gruiformes, based on both morphological and genetic studies^[1] they may belong to a separate group of birds whose other living members would be the Falconidae, the Psittaciformes and the Passeriformes.^[2]

References

^ Hackett, Shannon J.; et al. (2008-06-27). "A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History". Science 320 (5884): 1763–1768. doi:10.1126/science.1157704. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/320/5884/1763. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
^ http://darrennaish.blogspot.com/search/label/phorusrhacids

Birds (class: Aves)

Anatomy

Bird anatomy • Flight • Eggs • Feathers • Plumage • Beak • Vision • Dactyly • Preen gland

Behaviour

Singing • Intelligence • Migration • Incubation • Brood parasites • Nesting • Hybrids

Evolution

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Subclass: Neornithes
(29 orders of modern birds)

Superorder: Palaeognathae

Struthioniformes (ratites) • Tinamiformes (tinamous)

Superorder: Neognathae

Accipitriformes • Anseriformes (waterfowl) • Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds) • Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and relatives) • Cariamae (seriemas and relatives) • Charadriiformes (gulls and relatives) • Ciconiiformes (storks) • Coliiformes (mousebirds) • Columbiformes (doves and pigeons) • Coraciiformes (kingfishers and relatives) • Cuculiformes (cuckoos and relatives) • Falconiformes (falcons and relatives) • Galliformes (gamebirds) • Gaviiformes (loons or divers) • Gruiformes (cranes and relatives) • Passeriformes (perching birds) • Pelecaniformes (pelicans and relatives) • Phaethontiformes (tropicbirds) • Phoenicopteriformes (flamingos) • Piciformes (woodpeckers and relatives) • Podicipediformes (grebes) • Procellariiformes (albatrosses and petrels) • Psittaciformes (parrots) • Pteroclidiformes (sandgrouses) • Sphenisciformes (penguins) • Strigiformes (owls) • Trogoniformes (trogons and quetzals)

Fossil birds

Archaeopteryx • Enantiornithes • Hesperornithes

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