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| Systematics and evolution of the Gruiformes (class Aves). 3, Phylogeny of the suborder Grues. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 151, article 1 |
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| Title: | Systematics and evolution of the Gruiformes (class Aves). 3, Phylogeny of the suborder Grues. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 151, article 1 |
| Other Titles: | Phylogeny of the suborder Grues |
| Authors: | Cracraft, Joel. |
| Issue Date: | 1973 |
| Publisher: | New York : [American Museum of Natural History] |
| Series/Report no.: | Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 151, article 1 |
| Abstract: | "A comparative analysis of both fossil and Recent species of the suborder Grues of the order Gruiformes is presented here. A phylogeny is proposed for the families studied and is constructed on the premise that monophyletic taxa can be defined only by the recognition of shared, derived character-states. The suborder Grues can be divided into two lineages, the infraorders Ralli and Grui. Two families comprise the Ralli: the Rallidae and Laornithidae. The Grui diverged into two major radiations at the beginning of the Tertiary: (1) the Geranoidea (Geranoididae, Bathornithidae, Idiornithidae), and (2) the Gruoidea (Eogruidae, Ergilornithidae, Gruidae, Aramidae, Psophiidae). The Geranoididae are the most morphologically primitive members of the Grui. The bathornithids and idiornithids share many derived features, presumably inherited from a geranoidid-like ancestor. The ergilornithids were apparently derived from an eogruid-like ancestor. The Gruidae, Aramidae, and Psophiidae form a separa... |
| Description: | 127 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-127). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/597 |
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