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Palaeognathae

A superorder of large, mostly flightless birds, named for their distinctive PALATE morphology. It includes the orders Apterygiformes, Casuriiformes… 
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2018
2018
Nocturnal giants: evolution of the sensory ecology in elephant birds and other palaeognaths inferred from digital brain reconstructions
The recently extinct Malagasy elephant birds (Palaeognathae, Aepyornithiformes) included the largest birds that ever lived… 
Highly Cited
2018
Highly Cited
2018
Characterization of Chicken Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, a Long Missed Cytokine in Birds
Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is a pleiotropic cytokine playing critical roles in host defense and acute and chronic… 
2014
2014
Structure, ontogeny and evolution of the patellar tendon in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and other palaeognath birds
The patella (kneecap) exhibits multiple evolutionary origins in birds, mammals, and lizards, and is thought to increase the… 
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2013
Highly Cited
2013
Ratite nonmonophyly: independent evidence from 40 novel Loci.
Large-scale multilocus studies have become common in molecular phylogenetics, but the best way to interpret these studies when… 
2010
2010
Moa’s Ark: Miocene fossils reveal the great antiquity of moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) in Zealandia. In Proceedings of the VII International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution…
Fossil eggshell and bone fragments from New Zealand's Miocene St Bathans Fauna indicate that two taxa of giant flightless moa… 
2009
2009
Comparative ossification and development of the skull in palaeognathous birds (Aves: Palaeognathae)
Ratites and tinamous are a morphologically diverse group of flightless and weakly flighted birds. As one of the most basal clades… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
NEW FOSSIL RATITE (AVES: PALAEOGNATHAE) EGGSHELL DISCOVERIES FROM THE LATE MIOCENE BAYNUNAH FORMATION OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ARABIAN PENINSULA
Fossil ratite eggshell fragments recovered from the Late Miocene Baynunah Formation, United Arab Emirates, are described as… 
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
The kinematics of feeding and drinking in palaeognathous birds in relation to cranial morphology
SUMMARY Cranial kinesis is an important feature in avian feeding behaviour and involves the transmission of quadrate movement to… 
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
Feathered Dinosaurs, Flying Dinosaurs, Crown Dinosaurs and the Names "Aves"
The taxon name “Aves” is currently used for several different clades, a situation that violates the fundamental nomenclatural… 
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Rhea americana and Early Avian Divergences
Abstract. The complete mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, molecule of the greater rhea, Rhea americana, was sequenced. The size of the… 
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