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Sylviornis is an
extinct genus of large,
flightless bird that was
endemic to the
islands of New
Caledonia in the
Western Pacific. It is
considered to constitute...
- Pangalliformes. For many
years it was
considered a
monotypic family consisting of
Sylviornis alone, but
recent studies show that
Megavitiornis was part of this clade...
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Miocene of Karaihen, Argentina) More recently, it has been
discovered that
Sylviornis and its
sister taxa, Megavitiornis, lay
outside the
Galliformes crown...
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outside the
Galliforme crown-group did
produce flightlessness. The
genus Sylviornis, a huge
prehistorically extinct species of New Caledonia, was flightless...
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measurement of
atmospheric ozone Duodenal ulcer Du, the
native name of
Sylviornis neocaledoniae "Du" (Cro song) "Du" (Peter
Maffay song) Du (cuneiform)...
- Puna Rhea, Rhea
pennata tarapacensis New
Caledonian giant scrubfowl,
Sylviornis neocaledoniae †
Noble megapode,
Megavitornis altirostris † Viti Levu scrubfowl...
- more
recent morphological studies indicate a
close relationship with
Sylviornis of New Caledonia, with both
genera belonging to the
family Sylviornithidae...
- Caledonia's
fauna present before human settlement is now extinct,
including Sylviornis, a bird over a
metre tall not
closely related to any
living species, and...
- formations, or
prehistoric birds’ nests,
specifically of the
extinct species Sylviornis neocaledoniae.
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location Chevalier, Luc (1963). "Le problème...
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Pirortyx Scopelortyx Xorazmortyx †Quercymegapodiidae
Ameripodius Quercymegapodius Taubacrex †Sylviornithidae
Megavitiornis Sylviornis Galliformes See
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