Neornithes
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Neornithes is the clade of modern birds that includes all living bird species and their most recent common ancestor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neornithes canonical | 28 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
group of birds ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| containsCrownGroup | all extant birds ⓘ |
| definedAs | clade including all living birds and their most recent common ancestor ⓘ |
| estimatedSpeciesCount | over 10000 species ⓘ |
| evolvedFrom | earlier avialan theropods ⓘ |
| excludes |
non-avian dinosaurs
ⓘ
non-neornithine birds ⓘ |
| fossilRange | Late Cretaceous to Recent ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
beaks without teeth in living forms
ⓘ
endothermy ⓘ feathers ⓘ hard-shelled eggs ⓘ highly modified forelimbs as wings in most species ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | modern birds ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
freshwater ecosystems worldwide
ⓘ
marine ecosystems worldwide ⓘ terrestrial ecosystems worldwide ⓘ |
| hasLivingRepresentatives | true ⓘ |
| hasLocomotionMode |
flightlessness in some lineages
ⓘ
powered flight in most species ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Neognathae
ⓘ
Palaeognathae ⓘ |
| hasSensoryAdaptation |
vocal communication
ⓘ
well-developed vision ⓘ |
| hasSubclade |
Neognathae
ⓘ
Palaeognathae ⓘ |
| hasSynapomorphy |
furcula (wishbone)
ⓘ
keeled sternum in most species ⓘ reduced tail with pygostyle ⓘ |
| includes |
all extant bird species
ⓘ
all living birds ⓘ |
| isCrownGroupOf | Aves ⓘ |
| isExtant | true ⓘ |
| isMonophyletic | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Dinosauria in a phylogenetic sense
ⓘ
Theropoda ⓘ
surface form:
Theropoda in a phylogenetic sense
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | oviparous ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline | ornithology ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Aves ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.