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Hypothetical clade of neoavian birds

Elementaves
Temporal range: Early Paleocene – Recent 62–0 Ma
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Neoaves
Clade: Elementaves
Stiller et al., 2024
Clades

Elementaves is: a proposed clade of birds, comprising 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.

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