Palaeognathae

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Palaeognathae is a major clade of mostly flightless birds that includes ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, kiwis, and tinamous, characterized by their distinctive "old jaw" skull structure.


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Neognathae excludes Palaeognathae
Neognathae sisterGroup Palaeognathae