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Mirandornithes (/mɪˌrændɔːrˈnɪθiːz/) is a
clade that
consists of
flamingos and grebes. Many
scholars use the term
Phoenicopterimorphae for the superorder...
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closely related grebes (Podicipedidae) are
contained in the
parent clade Mirandornithes.
Flamingos and
their relatives are well
attested in the
fossil record...
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hummingbirds and allies)
Columbimorphae (mesites,
sandgrouse and pigeons)
Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes) The
three orphaned orders: Opisthocomiformes...
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several unrelated groups of
aquatic birds such as
flamingos and
grebes (
Mirandornithes), s****birds, gulls, and auks (Charadriiformes), or the Anseriformes(waterfowl)...
- and doves),
Pteroclidae (sandgrouse),
Mesitornithidae (mesites) and
Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes).
Until their recent placement as the
sister taxon...
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Mirandornithes Columbimorphae...
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between flamingos and grebes. For the grebe-flamingo clade, the
taxon Mirandornithes ("miraculous birds" due to
their extreme divergence and apomorphies)...
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Mirandornithes...
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several monophyletic lineages have been proposed, such as the
Mirandornithes, Cypselomorphae, Metaves, and Coronaves.
Although groups such as the...
- (2015). This
conflicts with the
Columbea and
Otidae hypotheses which Mirandornithes are the
sister taxon to
Columbimorphae and
Cypselomorphae the sister...
