Palaeos:		Charadriomorpha
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Charadriomorph References

Abbreviated Dendrogram

GALLOANSERAE
|
Charadriomorphae 
|--+--Phoenicopteriformes 
|  `--Ciconiimorphae 
|     |--Ciconiiformes 
|     |  |--Vulturides 
|     |  `--+--Plataleidae 
|     |     `--Ciconiidae 
|     `--+--Pelecaniformes 
|        `--+--Procellariiformes 
|           `--+--Gaviiformes 
|              `--Sphenisciformes 
`--+--Charadriiformes 
   `--+--Columbiformes 
      `--Psittaciformes

Contents

Overview
Phoenicopteriformes and Basal Ciconiimorphae
Pelecaniformes, Charadriiformes & Allies
Dendrogram
References

Düttmann, H, H-H Bergmann, & W Engländer (1998), Development and behavior, in JM Starck & RE Ricklefs (eds.), Avian Growth and Development. Oxford Univ. Press., pp. 223-246. Ciconiiformes

Feduccia, A (1999), The Origin and Evolution of Birds (2nd ed.). Yale Univ. Press, 466 pp. Overview

Slikas, B (1998), Recognizing and testing homology of courtship displays in storks (Aves: Ciconiiformes: Ciconiidae). Evolution 52: 884-893. Ciconiidae; Ciconiiformes.

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