Neognathae

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clade group of birds taxon

Neognathae is the vast clade of modern birds characterized by a highly mobile upper jaw and encompassing nearly all living bird species except the flightless ratites and their relatives.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Palaeognathae 1
Palaeognathae, which have a more rigid palate 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clade ⓘ
group of birds ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
characterizedBy flexible palate ⓘ
highly mobile upper jaw ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
comprises majority of extant bird diversity ⓘ
contains most flying birds ⓘ
contrastedWith Neognathae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Palaeognathae, which have a more rigid palate
etymology derived from Greek for "new jaws" ⓘ
excludes Palaeognathae ⓘ
ratites ⓘ
hasLivingRepresentatives true ⓘ
hasTrait fusion and mobility of cranial bones enabling beak movement ⓘ
modern-type palate structure ⓘ
higherClassification Archosauria ⓘ
Ornithurae ⓘ
surface form: Avialae

Dinosauria ⓘ
Reptilia ⓘ
surface form: Sauropsida

Theropoda ⓘ
includes Accipitriformes ⓘ
Anseriformes ⓘ
Apodiformes ⓘ
Charadriiformes ⓘ
Ciconiiformes ⓘ
Columbiformes ⓘ
Coraciiformes ⓘ
Falconiformes ⓘ
Galliformes ⓘ
Galloanserae ⓘ
Gruiformes ⓘ
Neoaves ⓘ
Passeriformes ⓘ
Pelecaniformes ⓘ
Piciformes ⓘ
Procellariiformes ⓘ
Psittaciformes ⓘ
Sphenisciformes ⓘ
Strigiformes ⓘ
nearly all living bird species ⓘ
infraclass Neognathae self-link ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
partOf crown group birds ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
sisterGroup Palaeognathae ⓘ
subclass Neornithes ⓘ
taxonomicRank infraclass ⓘ
temporalRange Late Cretaceous to present ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Passerida → belongsToClade → Neognathae ⓘ
Neognathae → contrastedWith → Neognathae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palaeognathae, which have a more rigid palate
Aves → hasSubgroup → Neognathae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palaeognathae
Aves → hasSubgroup → Neognathae ⓘ
Anseriformes → infraclass → Neognathae ⓘ
Galloanserae → infraclass → Neognathae ⓘ
Neognathae → infraclass → Neognathae self-link ⓘ
Galloanserae → partOf → Neognathae ⓘ