Dinocrypturi

Dinocrypturi
Temporal range: MioceneHolocene
Great tinamou (Tinamus major)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Clade: Notopalaeognathae
Clade: Dinocrypturi
Sangster et al., 2022[1]

Dinocrypturi is a clade of flightless birds within Notopalaeognathae that includes the orders Tinamiformes (tinamous) and the extinct Dinornithiformes (moas).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sangster, George; Braun, Edward L.; Johansson, Ulf S.; Kimball, Rebecca T.; Mayr, Gerald; Suh, Alexander (2022). "Phylogenetic definitions for 25 higher-level clade names of birds". Avian Research. 13 100027. doi:10.1016/j.avrs.2022.100027. Retrieved 4 September 2025.