Picodynastornithes Temporal range: Early Eocene to present |
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Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), painting by John James Audubon | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Picocoraciae |
Clade: |
Picodynastornithes Yuri et. al, 2013 |
Orders | |
Picodynastornithes is a clade that contains the orders Coraciiformes (rollers and kingfishers) and Piciformes (woodpeckers and toucans). This grouping also has current and historical support from the molecular and morphological studies.