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Palaeobiology and flight capacity of volant palaeognaths (Pan-Palaeognathae: Lithornithidae): implications for the common ancestor of extant palaeognaths and early crown birds
Extant palaeognathous bird diversity comprises the flightless ratites (ostriches, rhea, kiwi, cassowaries, and emu), as well as the partridge-like tinamous that fly powerfully over short distances. As the sister clade of all other crown birds (Neognathae), insight into the biology of early …