Neognathae

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Neognaths
Mandarin Duck
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Superorder: Neognathae
Pycraft, 1900
Orders

Neognaths are birds that form the Superorder Neognathae ("new jaw"), within the Subclass Neornithes ("new bird"), within the Class Aves. The superorder Neognathae includes Fowl and virtually all flying birds; the other living superorder, Paleognathae, contains only one order capable of flight. The Neognaths have fused metacarpals, an elongate digit III, and 13 or fewer vertebrae (all the Neornithes), are all toothless, and form about 9000 species and 29 orders. Through time, the neognaths have undergone adaptive radiation to produce the staggering diversity of form (especially of the bill and feet), function, and behavior that we see today.

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Archosauromorphs
Primitive Archosauromorphs Euparkeriidae • Erythrosuchidae • Proterochampsidae • Proterosuchidae • Choristodera • Prolacertiformes • Rhynchosauria • Trilophosauria
Crurotarsi Archosaurs Ornithosuchidae • Aetosauria • Phytosauria • Rauisuchia • Crocodylomorpha • Crocodilia
Avemetatarsalia and Ornithodira Archosaurs Scleromochlus • Pterosauria • Dinosauromorpha • Dinosauria • Ornithischia • Saurischia • Aves
Avian Archosaurs Avialae • Archaeopteryx • Confuciusornis • Ichthyornis • Enantiornithes • Hesperornithes • Neornithes • Paleognathae • Neognathae
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