Galloanserae
The taxon comprises 8-10 families in the following orders:
Traditional family-level timetree of Galloanserae following Stiller et al. (2024), with the distribution of each family being indicated by the colour-code used throughout this website (Distribution code). [Note that chronotaxonomics would place Megapodiidae and Craciidae, respectively, in separate orders. Likewise, Odontophoridae would have to be split in two families.]
Traditional family-level classification of Galloanserae.
References
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