Name - Neornithes

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:238605 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Neornithes Gadow 1893

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

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Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• On the occurrence of lateral openings and fossae (pleurocoels) in the thoracic vertebrae of neornithine birds and their functional significance.
• Body mass and geographic distribution determined the evolution of the wing flight-feather molt strategy in the Neornithes lineage.
• A survey of the uncinate bone and other poorly known ossicles associated with the lacrimal/ectethmoid complex of the avian skull.
• Fossil basicranium clarifies the origin of the avian central nervous system and inner ear.
• A new Cretaceous bird from the Maastrichtian La Colonia Formation (Patagonia, Argentina).

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