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In pressDegrange, F. J., Tambussi, C. P., Taglioretti, M. L., Dondas, A. and Scaglia, F., in press. A new Mesembriornithinae (Aves, Phorusrhacidae) provides new insights into the phylogeny and sensory capabilities of terror birds. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, , . De Mendoza, R. S., in press.
Phylogenetic relationships of the Early Miocene diving and flightless duck Cayaoa bruneti (Aves, Anatidae) from Patagonia: homology or convergence?
Papers in Palaeontology, , . Haddrath, O. and Baker, A. J., in press. Multiple nuclear genes and retroposons support vicariance and dispersal of the palaeognaths, and an Early Cretaceous origin of modern birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, , . Kennedy, M., Senevlratne, S. S., Mendis, U. K. and Spencer, H. G., in press. Sorting out the snakebirds: the species status, phylogeny, and biogeography of the darters (Aves: Anhingidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, , . Leite, R. N., Kimball, R. T., Braun, E. L., Derryberry, E. P., Hosner, P. A., Derryberry, G. E., Anciaes, M., McKay, J. S., Aleixo, A., Ribas, C. C., Brumfield, R. T. and Cracraft, J., in press. Phylogenomics of manakins (Aves: Pipridae) using alternative locus filtering strategies based on informativeness. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, , . Mayr, G., De Pietri, V. L., Love, L., Mannering, A. and Scofield, R. P., in press. Oldest, smallest and phylogenetically most basal palgornithid, from the Early Paleocene of New Zealand, sheds light on the evolutionary history of the largest flying birds. Papers in Palaeontology, , . Smith, J. V., Braun, E. L. and Kimball, R. T., in press. Ratite non-monophyly: yndependent evidence from 40 novel loci. Systematic Biology, , . 2022Ericson, P. G. P., Irestedt, M., Zuccon, D., Larsson, P., Tison, J.-L., Emslie, S. D., Gotherstrom, A., Hume, J. P., Werdelin, L. and Qu, Y.-H., 2022. A 14,000-year-old genome sheds light on the evolution and extinction of a Pleistocene vulture. Communications Biology, 5, 857. Westbury, M. V., De Cahsan, B., Shepherd, L. D., Holdaway, R. N., Duchene, D. A. and Lorenzen, E. D., 2022. Genomic insights into the evolutionary relationships and demographic history of kiwi. PLoS ONE, 17, e0266430. 2021Lavretsky, P., Wilson, R. E., Talbot, S. L. and Sonsthagen, S. A., 2021. Phylogenomics reveals ancient and contemporary gene flow contributing to the evolutionary history of sea ducks (Tribe Mergini). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 161, 107164. 2020Harvey, M. G., Bravo, G. A., Claramunt, S., Cuervo, A. M., Derryberry, G. E., Battilana, J., Seeholzer, G. F., Shearer McKay, J., O'Meara, B. C., Faircloth, B. C., Edwards, S. V., Perez-Eman, J., Moyle, R. G., Sheldon, F. H., Alexio, A., Smith, B. T., Chesser, R. T., Fabio Silveira, L., Cracraft, J., Brumfield, R. T. and Derryberry, E. P., 2020. The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot. Science, 370, 1343-1348. Musser, G. and Clarke, J. A., 2020. An exceptionally preserved specimen From the Green River Formation elucidates complex phenotypic evolution in Gruiformes and Charadriiformes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 559929. Perktas, U., Groth, J. G. and Barrowclough, G. F., 2020. Phylogeography, species limits, phylogeny, and classification of the turacos (Aves: Musophagidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. American Museum Novitates, 3949, 1-61. Riamon, S., Tourment, N. and Louchart, A., 2020. The earliest Tyrannida (Aves, Passeriformes), from the Oligocene of France. Scientific Reports, 10, 9776. Thomas, D. B., Tennyson, A. J. D., Scofield, R. P., Heath, T. A., Pett, W. and Ksepka, D. T., 2020. Ancient crested penguin constrains timing of recruitment into seabird hotspot. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 287, 20201497. 2019Blokland, J. C., Reid, C. M., Worthy, T. H., Tennyson, A. J. D., Clarke, J. A. and Scofield, R. P., 2019. Chatham Island Paleocene fossils provide insight into the palaeobiology, evolution, and diversity of early penguins (Aves, Sphenisciformes). Palaeontologia Electronica, 22.3.78, 1-92. Crouch, M. A., Ramanauskas, K. and Igic, B., 2019. Tip-dating and the origin of Telluraves. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 131, 55-63. Houde, P., Braun, E. L., Narula, N., Minjares, U. and Mirarab, S., 2019. Phylogenetic signal of indels and the neoavian radiation. Diversity, 11, 108. Ksepka, D. T., Grande, L. and Mayr, G., 2019.
Oldest finch-beaked birds reveal parallel ecological radiations in the earliest evolution of passerines.
Current Biology, 29, 657-663. Mayr, G., De Pietri, V. L., Scofield, R. P. and Smith, T., 2019.
A fossil heron from the early Oligocene of Belgium: the earliest temporally well-constrained record of the Ardeidae.
Ibis, 161, 79-90. McInerney, P. L., Lee, M. S. Y., Clement, A. M. and Worthy, T. H., 2019. The phylogenetic significance of the morphology of the syrinx, hyoid and larynx, of the southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius (Aves, Palaeognathae). BMC Evolutionary Biology, 19, 233. Musser, G. M. and Cracraft, J., 2019.
A new morphological dataset reveals a novel relationship for the adzebills of New Zealand (Aptornis) and provides a foundation for total evidence neoavian phylogenetics.
American Museum Novitates, 3927, 1-69. Musser, G. M., Ksepka, D. T. and Field, D. J., 2019. New material of Paleocene-Eocene Pellornis (Aves: Gruiformes) clarifies the pattern and timing of the extant gruiform radiation. Diversity, 11, 102. Salter, J. F., Oliveros, C. H., Hosner, P. A., Manthey, J. D., Robbins, M. B., Moyle, R. G., Brumfield, R. T. and Faircloth, B. C., 2019. Extensive paraphyly in the typical owl family (Strigidae). The Auk, 137, 1-15. Tambussi, C. P., Degrange, F. J., De Mendoza, R. S., Sferco, E. and Santillana, S., 2019.
A stem anseriform from the early Palaeocene of Antarctica provides new key evidence in the early evolution of waterfowl.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 186, 673-700. 2018Field, D. J. and Hsiang, A. Y., 2018.
A North American stem turaco, and the complex biogeographic history of modern birds.
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 18, 102. Smith, N. A., DeBee, A. M. and Clarke, J. A., 2018.
Systematics and phylogeny of the Zygodactylidae (Aves, Neognathae) with description of a new species from the early Eocene of Wyoming, USA.
PeerJ, 6, e4950. Zelenkov, N. V., Stidham, T. A., Martynovich, N. V., Volkova, N. V., Li, Q. and Qiu, Z.-D., 2018.
The Middle Miocene duck Chenoanas (Aves, Anatidae): new species, phylogeny and geographical range.
Papers in Palaeontology, 4, 309-326. 2017Bertelli, S., 2017. Advances on tinamou phylogeny: an assembled cladistic study of the volant palaeognathous birds. Cladistics, 33, 351-374. Ksepka, D. T., Stidham, T. A. and Williamson, T. E., 2017.
Early Paleocene landbird supports rapid phylogenetic and morphological diversification of crown birds after the K-Pg mass extinction.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U. S. A., 114, 8047-8052. Mayr, G., De Pietri, V. L. and Scofield, R. P., 2017.
A new fossil from the mid-Paleocene of New Zealand reveals an unexpected diversity of world's oldest penguins.
The Science Of Nature, 104, 9. Mayr, G., Scofield, R. P., De Pietri, V. L. and Tennyson, A. J. D., 2017.
A Paleocene penguin from New Zealand substantiates multiple origins of gigantism in fossil Sphenisciformes.
Nature Communications, 8, 1927. Mayr, G., De Pietri, V. L., Love, L., Mannering, A. A. and Scofield, R. P., 2017.
A well-preserved new mid-Paleocene penguin (Aves, Sphenisciformes) from the Waipara Greensand in New Zealand.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 37, e1398169. Shute, E., Prideaux, G. J. and Worthy, T. H., 2017.
Taxonomic review of the late Cenozoic megapodes (Galliformes: Megapodiidae) of Australia.
Royal Society Open Science, 4, 170233. Worthy, T. H., Degrange, F. J., Handley, W. D. and Lee, M. S. Y., 2017.
The evolution of giant flightless birds and novel phylogenetic relationships for extinct fowl (Aves, Galloanseres).
Royal Society Open Science, 4, 170975. 2016Mayr, G., 2016.
Osteology and phylogenetic affinities of the middle Eocene North American Bathornis grallator - one of the best represented, albeit least known Paleogene cariamiform birds (seriemas and allies).
Journal of Paleontology, 90, 357-374. Nesbitt, S. J. and Clarke, J. A., 2016.
The anatomy and taxonomy of the exquisitely preserved Green River Formation (Early Eocene) lithornithids (Aves) and the relationships of Lithornithidae.
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 406, 1-91. Worthy, T. H., Mitri, M., Handley, W. D., Lee, M. S. Y., Anderson, A. and Sand, C., 2016.
Osteology supports a stem-galliform affinity for the giant extinct flightless bird Sylviornis neocaledoniae (Sylviornithidae, Galloanseres).
PLOS ONE, 11, e0150871. 2015Burleigh, J. G., Kimball, R. R. and Braun, E. L., 2015. Building the avian tree of life using a large-scale, sparse supermatrix. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 84, 53-63. Mayr, G., 2015.
The middle Eocene European "ratite" Palaeotis (Aves, Palaeognathae) restudied once more.
Palaontologische Zeitschrift, 89, 503-514. Mayr, G. and Noriega, J. I., 2015.
A well-preserved partial skeleton of the poorly known early Miocene seriema Noriegavis santacrucensis.
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 60, 589-598. Mayr, G., Goedert, J. L. and Vogel, O., 2015.
Oligocene plotopterid skulls from western North America and their bearing on the phylogenetic affinities of these penguin-like seabirds.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 35, e943764. 2014Bertelli, S., Chiappe, L. M. and Mayr, G., 2014.
Phylogenetic interrelationships of living and extinct Tinamidae, volant palaeognathous birds from the New World.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 172, 145-184. Chavez Hoffmeister, M., 2014.
Phylogenetic characters in the humerus and tarsometatarsus of penguins.
Polish Polar Research, 35, 469-496. Chavez Hoffmeister, M., Carillo Briceno, J. D. and Nielsen, S. N., 2014.
The evolution of seabirds in the Humboldt Current: new clues from the Pliocene of Central Chile.
PLOS ONE, 9, e90043. Mayr, G. and De Pietri, V. L., 2014.
Earliest and first Northern Hemispheric hoatzin fossils substantiate Old World origin of a "Neotropic endemic".
Naturwissenschaften, 101, 143-148. Mitchell, K. J., Llamas, B., Soubrier, J., Rawlence, N. J., Worthy, T. H., Wood, J., Lee, M. S. Y. and Cooper, A., 2014. Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution. Science, 344, 898-900. Paterson, A. M., Wallis, G. P., Kennedy, M. and Gray, R. D., 2014.
Behavioural evolution in penguins does not reflect phylogeny.
Cladistics, 30, 243-259. Smith, N. A., 2014. The fossil record and phylogeny of the auklets (Pan-Alcidae, Aethiini). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 12, 217-236. Worthy, T. H., Hand, S. J. and Archer, M., 2014.
Phylogenetic relationships of the Australian Oligo-Miocene ratite Emuarius gidju Casuariidae.
Integrative Zoology, 9, 148-166. 2013Bertelli, S., Lindow, B. E. K., Dyke, G. J. and Mayr, G., 2013.
Another charadriiform-like bird from the Lower Eocene of Denmark.
Paleontological Journal, 47, 1282-1301. Kennedy, M., Taylor, S. A., Nadvornik, P. and Spencer, H. G., 2013. The phylogenetic relationships of the extant pelicans inferred from DNA sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 66, 215-222. Ksepka, D. T., Clarke, J. A., Nesbitt, S. J., Kulp, F. B. and Grande, L., 2013.
Fossil evidence of wing shape in a stem relative of swifts and hummingbirds (Aves, Pan-Apodiformes).
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 280, 20130580. Mayr, G., 2013.
Late Oligocene mousebird converges on parrots in skull morphology.
Ibis, 155, 384-396. Mayr, G., 2013.
Parvigruidae (Aves, core Gruiformes) from the early Oligocene of Belgium.
Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, 93, 77-89. McCormack, J. E., Harvey, M. G., Faircloth, B. C., Crawford, N. G., Glenn, T. C. and Brumfield, R. T., 2013. A phylogeny of birds based on over 1,500 loci collected by target enrichment and high-throughput sequencing. PLOS One, 8, e54848. Smith, N. D., Grande, L. and Clarke, J. A., 2013.
A new species of Threskiornithidae-like bird (Aves, Ciconiiformes) from the Green River Formation (Eocene) of Wyoming.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 33, 363-381. Worthy, T. H., Worthy, J. P., Tennyson, A. J. D. and Scofield, R. P., 2013.
A bittern (Aves: Ardeidae) from the Early Miocene of New Zealand.
Paleontological Journal, 47, 1331-1343. 2012Ksepka, D. T. and Clarke, J. A., 2012.
A new stem parrot from the Green River Formation and the complex evolution of the grasping foot in pan-Psittaciformes.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 32, 395-406. Ksepka, D. T., Fordyce, R. E., Ando, T. and Jones, C. M., 2012.
New fossil penguins (Aves, Sphenisciformes) from the Oligocene of New Zealand reveal the skeletal plan of stem penguins.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 32, 235-254. Manegold, A. and Louchart, A., 2012.
Biogeographic and paleoenvironmental implications of a new woodpecker species (Aves, Picidae) from the early Pliocene of South Africa.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 32, 926-938. Manegold, A. and Topfer, T., 2012.
The systematic position of Hemicircus and the stepwise evolution of adaptations for drilling, tapping and climbing up in true woodpeckers (Picinae, Picidae).
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 51, 72-82. Mauricio, G. N., Areta, J. I., Bornschein, M. R. and Reis, R. E., 2012.
Morphology-based phylogenetic analysis and classification of the family Rhinocryptidae (Aves: Passeriformes).
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 166, 377-432. Mayr, G. and Smith, T., 2012.
Phylogenetic affinities and taxonomy of the Oligocene Diomedeoididae, and the basal divergences amongst extant procellariiform birds.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 166, 854-875. Smith, N. A. and Clarke, J. A., 2012.
Endocranial anatomy of the Charadriiformes: sensory system variation and the evolution of wing-propelled diving.
PLoS One, 7, e49584. Wang, M., Mayr, G., Zhang, J.-Y. and Zhou, Z.-H., 2012.
New bird remains from the Middle Eocene of Guangdong, China.
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 57, 519-526. Wang, M., Mayr, G., Zhang, J.-Y. and Zhou, Z.-H., 2012.
Two new skeletons of the enigmatic, rail-like avian taxon Songzia Hou, 1990 (Songziidae) from the early Eocene of China.
Alcheringa, 36, 487-499. Worthy, T. H. and Scofield, R. P., 2012.
Twenty-first century advances in knowledge of the biology of moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes): a new morphological analysis and moa diagnoses revised.
New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 39, 87-153. 2011Alvarenga, H., Chiappe, L. and Bertelli, S., 2011.
Phorusrhacids: the terror birds.
In Dyke, G. and Kaiser, G. (eds.) Living Dinosaurs: The Evolutionary History of Modern Birds. John Wiley & Sons, London, p187-208. Bertelli, S., Chiappe, L. M. and Mayr, G., 2011.
A new Messel rail from the Early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark (Aves, Messelornithidae).
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 9, 551-562. De Pietri, V. L., Costeur, L., Guntert, M. and Mayr, G., 2011.
A revision of the Lari (Aves, Charadriiformes) from the early Miocene of Saint-Gerand-le-Puy (Allier, France).
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 31, 812-828. Johnston, P., 2011.
New morphological evidence supports congruent phylogenies and Gondwana vicariance for palaeognathous birds.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 163, 959-982. Ksepka, D. T. and Thomas, D. B., 2011. Multiple Cenozoic invasions of Africa by penguins (Aves, Sphenisciformes). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 279, 1027-1032. Ksepka, D. T., Clarke, J. A. and Grande, L., 2011. Stem parrots (Aves, Halcyornithidae) from the Green River Formation and a combined phylogeny of pan-Psittaciformes. Journal of Paleontology, 85, 835-852. Mayr, G., 2011.
Cenozoic mystery birds - on the phylogenetic affinities of bony-toothed birds (Pelagornithidae).
Zoologica Scripta, 40, 448-467. Mayr, G., 2011.
The phylogeny of charadriiform birds (shorebirds and allies) - reassessing the conflict between morphology and molecules.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 161, 916-934. Mayr, G., 2011.
Well-preserved new skeleton of the Middle Eocene Messelastur substantiates sister group relationship between Messelasturidae and Halcyornithidae (Aves, ?Pan-Psittaciformes).
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 9, 159-171. Mayr, G., 2011.
On the osteology and phylogenetic affinities of Morsoravis sedilis (Aves) from the early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark.
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, 59, 23-35. Mayr, G., Alvarenga, H. and Mourer-Chauvire, C., 2011.
Out of Africa: Fossils shed light on the origin of the hoatzin, an iconic Neotropic bird.
Naturwissenschaften, 98, 961-966. Nesbitt, S. J., Ksepka, D. T. and Clarke, J. A., 2011.
Podargiform affinities of the enigmatic Fluvioviridavis platyrhamphus and the early diversification of Strisores ("Caprimulgiformes" + Apodiformes).
PLOS One, 6, e26350. Noriega, J. I., Areta, J. I., Vizcaino, S. F. and Bargo, M. S., 2011.
Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Patagonian Miocene falcon Thegornis musculosus Ameghino, 1895 (Aves: Falconidae).
Journal of Paleontology, 85, 1089-1104. Smith, N. A., 2011.
Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the flightless Mancallinae (Aves, Pan-Alcidae).
ZooKeys, 91, 1-116. 2010Ksepka, D. T. and Clarke, J. A., 2010.
New fossil mousebird (Aves: Coliiformes) with feather preservation provides insight into the ecological diversity of an Eocene North American avifauna.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 160, 685-706. Livezey, B. C., 2010. Phylogenetics of modern shorebirds (Charadriiformes) based on phenotypic evidence: analysis and discussion. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 160, 567-618. Mayr, G., 2010.
Phylogenetic relationships of the paraphyletic ?caprimulgiform? birds (nightjars and allies).
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 48, 126-137. Mayr, G., Rana, R. S., Rose, K. D., Sahni, A., Kumar, K., Singh, L. and Smith, T., 2010.
Quercypsitta-like birds from the Early Eocene of India (Aves, ?Psittaciformes).
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 30, 467-478. Nguyen, J. M. T., Boles, W. E. and Hand, S. J., 2010.
New material of Barawertornis tedfordi, a dromornithid bird from the Oligo-Miocene of Australia, and its phylogenetic implications.
Records of the Australian Museum, 62, 45-60. Rando, J. C., Alcover, J. A. and Illera, J. C., 2010. Disentangling ancient interactions: a new extinct passerine provides insights on character displacement among extinct and extant island finches. PLoS One, 5, e12956. Scofield, R. P., Worthy, T. H. and Tennyson, A. J. D., 2010. A heron (Aves: Ardeidae) from the Early Miocene St Bathans fauna of Southern New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum, 62, 89-104. Smith, N. D., 2010.
Phylogenetic analysis of Pelecaniformes (Aves) based on osteological data: implications for waterbird phylogeny and fossil calibration studies.
PLoS One, 5, e13354. Worthy, T. H., Hand, S. J., Nguyen, J. M. T., Tennyson, A. J. D., Worthy, J. P., Scofield, R. P., Boles, W. E. and Archer, M., 2010.
Biogeographical and phylogenetic implications of an Early Miocene wren (Aves: Passeriformes: Acanthisittidae) from New Zealand.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 30, 479-498. 2009Bourdon, E., De Ricqles, A. and Cubo, J., 2009.
A new Transantarctic relationship: morphological evidence for a Rheidae-Dromaiidae-Casuariidae clade (Aves, Palaeognathae, Ratitae).
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 156, 641-663. Chu, P. C., Eisenschenk, S. K. and Zhu, S.-T., 2009. Skeletal morphology and the phylogeny of skuas (Aves: Charadriiformes, Stercorariidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 157, 612-621. Clarke, J. A., Ksepka, D. T., Smith, N. A. and Norell, M. A., 2009. Combined phylogenetic analysis of a new North American fossil species confirms widespread Eocene distribution for stem rollers (Aves, Coracii). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 157, 586-611. Kennedy, M., Valle, C. A. and Spencer, H. G., 2009. The phylogenetic position of the Galapagos Cormorant. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 53, 94-98. Ksepka, D. T., 2009.
Broken gears in the avian molecular clock: new phylogenetic analyses support stem galliform status for Gallinuloides wyomingensis and rallid affinities for Amitabha urbsinterdictensis.
Cladistics, 25, 173-197. Ksepka, D. T. and Clarke, J. A., 2009.
Affinities of Palaeospiza bella and the phylogeny and biogeography of mousebirds (Coliiformes).
The Auk, 126, 245-259. Worthy, T. H., 2009.
Descriptions and phylogenetic relationships of two new genera and four new species of Oligo-Miocene waterfowl (Aves: Anatidae) from Australia.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 156, 411-454. 2008Dyke, G. J. and Crowe, T. M., 2008. Avian paleontology: opinions and quasi-phenetics versus characters and cladistics. Cladistics, 24, 77-81. Mayr, G., 2008.
Phylogenetic affinities of the enigmatic avian taxon Zygodactylus based on new material from the early Oligocene of France.
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 6, 333-344. Mayr, G., 2008.
Phylogenetic affinities and morphology of the late Eocene anseriform bird Romainvillia stehlini Lebedinsky, 1927.
Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie, Abhandlungen, 248, 365-380. Mayr, G., 2008.
Avian higher-level phylogeny: well-supported clades and what we can learn from a phylogenetic analysis of 2954 morphological characters.
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 46, 63-72. Worthy, T. H. and Lee, M. S. Y., 2008. Affinities of Miocene waterfowl (Anatidae: Manuherikia, Dunstanetta and Miotadorna) from the St Bathans fauna, New Zealand. Palaeontology, 51, 677-708. Zelenkov, N. V. and Dyke, G. J., 2008.
The fossil record and evolution of mousebirds (Aves: Coliiformes).
Palaeontology, 51, 1403-1418. 2007Acosta Hospitaleche, C., Tambussi, C., Donato, M. and Cozzuol, M., 2007.
A new Miocene penguin from Patagonia and its phylogenetic relationships.
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 52, 299-314. Agnolin, F. L., 2007.
Brontornis burmeisteri Moreno & Mercerat, un Anseriformes (Aves) gigante el Mioceno Medio de Patagonia, Argentina.
Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales n. s., 9, 15-25. Clarke, J. A., Ksepka, D. T., Stucchi, M., Urbina, M., Giannini, N., Bertelli, S., Narvaez, Y. and Boyd, C. A., 2007.
Paleogene equatorial penguins challenge the proposed relationship between biogeography, diversity, and Cenozoic climate change.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 104, 11545-11550. Frank-Hoeflich, K., Silveira, L. F., Estudillo-Lopez, J., Garcia-Koch, A. M., Ongay-Larios, L. and Pinero, D., 2007.
Increased taxon and character sampling reveals novel intergeneric relationships in the Cracidae (Aves: Galliformes).
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 45, 242-254. 2006Bertelli, S., Giannini, N. P. and Ksepka, D. T., 2006.
Redescription and phylogenetic position of the Early Miocene penguin Paraptenodytes antarcticus from Patagonia.
American museum Novitates, 3525, 1-36. Crowe, T. M., Bowie, R. C. K., Bloomer, P., Mandiwana, T. G., Hedderson, T. A. J., Randi, E., Pereira, S. L. and Wakeling, J., 2006. Phylogenetics, biogeography and classification of, and character evolution in, gamebirds (Aves: Galliformes): effects of character exclusion, data partitioning and missing data. Cladistics, 22, 495-532. Grellet-Tinner, G., 2006.
Phylogenetic interpretation of eggs and eggshells: implications for phylogeny of Palaeognathae.
Alcheringa, 30, 141-182. Ksepka, D. T., Bertelli, S. and Giannini, N. P., 2006.
The phylogeny of the living and fossil Sphenisciformes (penguins).
Cladistics, 22, 412-441. Mayr, G., 2006.
New specimens of the Eocene Messelirrisoridae (Ayes: Bucerotes), with comments on the preservation of uropygial gland waxes in fossil birds from Messel and the phylogenetic affinities of Bucerotes.
Palaontologische Zeitschrift, 80, 390-405. Slack, K. E., Jones, C. M., Ando, T., Harrison, G. L., Fordyce, R. E., Arnason, U. and Penny, D., 2006.
Early penguin fossils, plus mitochondrial genomes, calibrate avian evolution.
Molecular Biology and Evolution, 23, 1144-1155. 2005Bertelli, S. and Chiappe, L. M., 2005.
Earliest tinamous (Aves: Palaeognathae) from the Miocene of Argentina and their phylogenetic position.
Contributions in Science, 502, 1-20. Bertelli, S. and Giannini, N. P., 2005. A phylogeny of extant penguins (Aves: Sphenisciformes) combining morphology and mitochondrial sequences. Cladistics, 21, 209-239. Claramunt, S. and Rinderknecht, A., 2005.
A new fossil furnariid from the Pleistocene of Uruguay, with remarks on nasal type, cranial kinetics, and relationships of the extinct genus Pseudoseisuropsis.
The Condor, 107, 114-127. Clarke, J. A., Norell, M. A. and Dashzeveg, D., 2005.
New avian remains from the Eocene of Mongolia and the phylogenetic position of the Eogruidae (Aves, Gruoidea).
American Museum Novitates, 3494, 1-17. Giannini, N. P. and Bertelli, S., 2005.
Phylogeny of extant penguins based on integumentary and breeding characters.
The Auk, 121, 422-434. Mayr, G., 2005.
The postcranial osteology and phylogenetic position of the Middle Eocene Messelastur gratulator Peters, 1994 - a morphological link between owls (Strigiformes) and falconiform birds?
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 25, 635-645. Mayr, G., 2005.
The Palaeogene Old World potoo Paraprefica Mayr, 1999 (Aves, Nyctibiidae): its osteology and affinites to the New World Preficinae Olson, 1987.
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 3, 359-370. Mayr, G., 2005.
A new cypselomorph bird from the Middle Eocene of Germany and the early diversification of avian aerial insectivores.
The Condor, 107, 342-352. Mayr, G., 2005.
A Fluvioviridavis-like bird from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany.
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 42, 2021-2037. Weckstein, J. D., 2005.
Molecular phylogenetics of the Rhamphastos toucans: implications for the evolution of morphology, vocalizations, and coloration.
The Auk, 122, 1191-1209. 2004James, H. F., 2004.
The osteology and phylogeny of the Hawaiian finch radiation (Fringillidae: Drepanidini), including extinct taxa.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 141, 207-255. Mayr, G., 2004.
Morphological evidence for sister group relationship between flamingos (Aves: Phoenicopteridae) and grebes (Podicipedidae).
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 140, 157-169. Mayr, G., 2004.
Tertiary plotopterids (Aves, Plotopteridae) and a novel hypothesis on the phylogenetic relationships of penguins (Spheniscidae).
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 43, 61-71. Mayr, G., 2004.
The phylogenetic relationships of the early Tertiary Primoscenidae and Sylphornithidae and the sister taxon of crown group piciform birds.
Journal of Ornithology, 145, 188-198. Mayr, G. and Mourer-Chauvire, C., 2004.
Unusual tarsometatarsus of a mousebird from the Paleogene of France and the relationships of Selmes Peters, 1999.
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Osteology and systematic position of the Eocene Primobucconidae (Aves, Coraciiformes sensu stricto), with first records from Europe.
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Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime.
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The phylogenetic position of Gallinuloides Eastman (Aves: Galliformes) from the Tertiary of North America.
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Suprageneric relationships of galliform birds (Aves, Galliformes): a cladistic analysis of morphological characters.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 137, 227-244. Gulas-Wroblewski, B. E. and Wroblewski, A. F.-J., 2003.
A crown-group galliform bird from the Middle Eocene Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
Palaeontology, 46, 1269-1280. Mayr, G., 2003.
Phylogeny of Early Tertiary swifts and hummingbirds (Aves: Apodiformes).
The Auk, 120, 145-151. Mayr, G., 2003.
The phylogenetic affinities of the shoebill (Balaeniceps rex).
Journal of Ornithology, 144, 157-175. Mayr, G., 2003.
On the phylogenetic relationships of trogons (Aves, Trogonidae).
Journal of Avian Biology, 34, 81-88. Mayr, G., Manegold, A. and Johansson, U. S., 2003.
Monophyletic groups within 'higher land birds' - comparison of morphological and molecular data.
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New information on the eggshell of ratites (Aves) and its phylogenetic implications.
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Phylogeny of the tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) based on morphology and behavior.
The Auk, 119, 715-734. Chu, P. C., 2002. A morphological test of the monophyly of the cardueline finches (Aves: Fringillidae, Carduelinae). Cladistics, 18, 279-312. Dyke, G. J. and Gulas, B. E., 2002.
The fossil galliform bird Paraortygoides from the Lower Eocene of the United Kingdom.
American Museum Novitates, 3360, 1-14. Goodman, S. M. and Weigt, L. A., 2002. The generic and species relationships of the reputed endemic Malagasy genus Pseudocossyphus (family Turdidae). Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, 73, 26-35. Mayr, G., 2002.
Osteological evidence for paraphyly of the avian order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and allies).
Journal of Ornithology, 143, 82-97. 2001Dyke, G. J., 2001.
The fossil waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes) from the Eocene of England.
American Museum Novitates, 3354, 1-15. Dyke, G. J., 2001.
A primitive swift from the London Clay and the relationships of fossil apodiform birds.
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A new psittaciform bird from the London Clay (Lower Eocene) of England.
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Rooting the Dodo Raphus cucullatus Linnaeus 1758 and the Solitaire Pezophaps solitaria Gmelin 1789 within the Ornithurae: a cladistic reappraisal.
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A phylogenetic analysis of the Gruiformes (Aves) based on morphological characters, with an emphasis on the rails (Rallidae).
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Systematic relationships of the Palaeogene family Presbyornithidae (Aves: Anseriformes).
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The phylogeny of ratite birds: resolving conflicts between molecular and morphological data sets.
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A phylogenetic analysis of geese and swans (Anseriformes: Anserinae), including selected fossil species.
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The early history of modern birds: a comparison of molecular and morphological evidence.
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Phylogenetic relationships of several subfossil Anseriformes of New Zealand.
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Patterns and processes of diversification: speciation and historical congruence in some neotropical birds.
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The fossil history and phylogenetic relationships of condors (Ciconiiformes: Vulturidae) in the New World.
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The origin and early diversification of birds.
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