Elementaves

Elementaves Temporal range: Early Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Neoaves
Clade:	Elementaves Stiller et al., 2024
Clades
Opisthocomiformes Gruimorphae Strisores Phaethoquornithes

Elementaves is a proposed clade of birds, comprising a diverse group of birds who occupy various different ecological niches. They include the clades Phaethoquornithes and Strisores, as well as the Gruimorphae and Opisthocomiformes. According to Stiller et al. (2024), it is one of the four major subclades of Neoaves and sister to Telluraves.^[1]

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