Aequorlitornithes

Aequorlitornithes; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent PreЄ Є Є O O S S D D C C P P T T J J K K Pg Pg N N
	File:TuftedPuffin.jpeg
	Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Superorder:	Neoaves;
Clade:	Aequorlitornithes; Prum et al., 2015
Clades
	Charadriiformes; Mirandornithes; Ardeae;

Aequorlitornithes is a clade of waterbirds recovered in a compressive genomic systematic study using nearly 200 species in 2015. It contains the clades Charadriiformes (waders and shorebirds), Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes) and Ardeae (Eurypygimorphae and Aequornithes).^[1] Previous studies have found different placement for the clades in the tree.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Phylogeny[]

Aequorlitornithes

	Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes)

	Charadriiformes (shorebirds) File:Yellow-legged Buttonquail.png

Ardeae

	Eurypygimorphae (sunbittern, kagu and tropicbirds)File:Sunbittern.pngFile:Kagu.pngFile:Red-billed Tropicbird.png

	Aequornithes (loons, penguins, herons, pelicans, storks, etc)

References[]

^ Prum, R. O.; et al. (22 October 2015). "A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing". Nature. 526 (7574): 569–573. PMID 26444237. doi:10.1038/nature15697.
^ Ericson, P. G.P; Anderson, C. L; Britton, T.; Elzanowski, A.; Johansson, U. S; Kallersjo, M.; Ohlson, J. I; Parsons, T. J; Zuccon, D.; Mayr, G. (22 December 2006). "Diversification of Neoaves: integration of molecular sequence data and fossils". Biology Letters. 2 (4): 543–547. PMC 1834003Freely accessible. PMID 17148284. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0523.
^ Hackett, S. J.; Kimball, R. T.; Reddy, S.; et al. (27 June 2008). "A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History" (PDF). Science. 320 (5884): 1763–1768. PMID 18583609. doi:10.1126/science.1157704.
^ Jarvis, E.D.; et al. (12 December 2014). "Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds". Science. 346 (6215): 1320–1331. PMC 4405904Freely accessible. PMID 25504713. doi:10.1126/science.1253451.

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[1] Prum, R. O.; et al. (22 October 2015). "A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing". Nature. 526 (7574): 569–573. PMID 26444237. doi:10.1038/nature15697.

[Ericson-2] Ericson, P. G.P; Anderson, C. L; Britton, T.; Elzanowski, A.; Johansson, U. S; Kallersjo, M.; Ohlson, J. I; Parsons, T. J; Zuccon, D.; Mayr, G. (22 December 2006). "Diversification of Neoaves: integration of molecular sequence data and fossils". Biology Letters. 2 (4): 543–547. PMC 1834003Freely accessible. PMID 17148284. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0523.

[Hackett-3] Hackett, S. J.; Kimball, R. T.; Reddy, S.; et al. (27 June 2008). "A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History" (PDF). Science. 320 (5884): 1763–1768. PMID 18583609. doi:10.1126/science.1157704.

[Jarvis2014-4] Jarvis, E.D.; et al. (12 December 2014). "Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds". Science. 346 (6215): 1320–1331. PMC 4405904Freely accessible. PMID 25504713. doi:10.1126/science.1253451.

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Aequorlitornithes Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent PreЄ Є Є O O S S D D C C P P T T J J K K Pg Pg N N
File:TuftedPuffin.jpeg
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Superorder:	Neoaves
Clade:	Aequorlitornithes Prum et al., 2015
Clades
Charadriiformes Mirandornithes Ardeae