The PEDIGREE of
Clade Novaeratitae (Kiwi, Emu, etc.)

     (a kiwi egg can have 1/5 its mother's weight)

 "Child(ren)":       Order Casuariiformes (Cassowary & emu)   ;   Apterygiformes (kiwis :: 5 species)   ;   Aepyornithiformes (extinct :: elephant birds)
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/-- Clade Theropoda (Bipedal Dinosaurs)   +====> [ 97]
/-- Clade Tetanurae
/-- Clade Coelurosauria (Feathered Theropods)
/-- Clade Maniraptora
/-- Clade Avialae (Birds)
/-- Class Aves (Modern Beaked Birds)
/-- Clade Pygostylia
/-- Clade Ornithothoraces
/-- Clade Euornithes (Advanced Flying Birds)
/-- Clade Ornithuromorpha
/-- Clade Ornithurae
/-- Clade Carinatae
/-- Subclass Neornithes
/-- Infraclass Palaeognathae (Ostrich, rhea, kiwi, etc.)
/-- Clade Notopalaeognathae (Rhea, kiwi, etc.)
/  
- Clade Novaeratitae (Kiwi, Emu, etc.)
 

 
  ``1-Great Grandchild:''       Genus Casuarius (Cassowaries)
 

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