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| | Palaeos Vertebrates 360.100 Galloanserae: Galliformes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) |
 | | Characters: Beak slightly down-curved; sternum develops early; sternum elongated posteriorly, often deeply incised; breast muscles strongly developed; wings short and rounded; strong feet used for scratching or digging; feet zygodactyl; frequently have special male display structures as wattles, combs, tail feathers and casques. |
 | | Phylogeny: Galliformes: (Megapodidae + (Cracidae + (Numididae + (Odontophoridae + Phasianidae)))) + *. |
 | | Megapodidae: (brush turkeys, malleefowl) Aepypodius, Alectura, Megapodius, Ngawupodius, Progura, Talegalla. |
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