From: A North American stem turaco, and the complex biogeographic history of modern birds
Fossil Taxon | Crown sister | Age (Ma) | Locality | References |
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Prefica nivea | Steatornithidae | 51.58 | Green River Formation, USA | Nesbitt et al. 2011 |
Sandcoleus copiosus | Coliidae | 56.22 | Willwood Formation, USA | Houde and Olson 1992, Ksepka and Clarke 2009 |
Palaeotodus cf. itardiensis | Todidae | 28.3 | Escamps & Itardies, France | Mayr and Knopf 2007, Mayr 2009 |
Foro panarium | Musophagidae | 51.58 | Green River Formation, USA | Olson 1992, This study |
Lithornis celetius | Tinamidae | 56.8 | Fort Union Formation, USA | Houde 1988, Nesbitt and Clarke 2016 [143] |
Plesiocathartes wyomingensis | Leptosomidae | 51.58 | Green River Formation, USA | Weidig 2006 |
Dynamopterus tuberculata | Cariamidae | 46.6 | Messel, Germany | Peters 1995, Mayr 2009, Mourer-Chauviré 2013 |
Protoazin parisiensis | Opisthocomidae | 34 | Romainville, France | Mayr and de Pietri 2014 |
Waimanu manneringi | Spheniscidae | 60.5 | Waipara Greensand, New Zealand | Slack et al. 2006 |
Paraprefica kelleri | Nyctibiidae | 47.5 | Messel, Germany | Nesbitt et al. 2011 |
Anatalavis oxfordi | Anseranatidae | 55 | London Clay, United Kingdom | Mayr 2008 |