Sylviornithidae is an extinct family of flightless birds, known from subfossil bones found in Holocene aged deposits on the Melanesian islands of New Caledonia and Fiji. Traditionally assumed to be within Galliformes, recent phylogenetic studies showcase that they rest outside of the galliform crown-group, making them the most recently lived non-galliform Pangalliformes.[1] For many years it was considered a monotypic family consisting of Sylviornis alone, but recent studies show that Megavitiornis was part of this clade as well.[1]
^ abWorthy, T., Mitri, M., Handley, W., Lee, M., Anderson, A., Sand, C. 2016. Osteology supports a steam-galliform affinity for the giant extinct flightless birds Sylviornis neocaledoniae (Sylviornithidae, Galloanseres). PLOS ONE. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150871
April 11, 2024
sylviornithidae, extinct, family, flightless, birds, known, from, subfossil, bones, found, holocene, aged, deposits, melanesian, islands, caledonia, fiji, traditionally, assumed, within, galliformes, recent, phylogenetic, studies, showcase, that, they, rest, o. Sylviornithidae is an extinct family of flightless birds known from subfossil bones found in Holocene aged deposits on the Melanesian islands of New Caledonia and Fiji Traditionally assumed to be within Galliformes recent phylogenetic studies showcase that they rest outside of the galliform crown group making them the most recently lived non galliform Pangalliformes 1 For many years it was considered a monotypic family consisting of Sylviornis alone but recent studies show that Megavitiornis was part of this clade as well 1 SylviornithidaeTemporal range HoloceneSkeletal reconstruction of SylviornisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesClade PangalliformesFamily SylviornithidaeMourer Chauvire amp Balouet 2005Genera Megavitiornis SylviornisReferences edit a b Worthy T Mitri M Handley W Lee M Anderson A Sand C 2016 Osteology supports a steam galliform affinity for the giant extinct flightless birds Sylviornis neocaledoniae Sylviornithidae Galloanseres PLOS ONE doi 10 1371 journal pone 0150871 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sylviornithidae amp oldid 1057811095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
