Caenagnathiformes named 31 years ago!!

["Ken Kinman" <kinman@hotmail.com>]

Dear All,
    In my recent expansion of Class AVES, I thought that Segnosauriformes 
and Caenagnathiformes would both be new bird orders.  I was shocked and 
delighted to learn today that Joel Cracraft named the avian Order 
Caenagnathiformes back in 1971 (in the Journal of Paleontology).  Is that 
cool or what!!?
    Of course, it now contains a whole lot more forms, but their avian 
nature was recognized by Cracraft over 30 years ago.  So it seems my 
expansion of Aves isn't all that radical a change after all.  This has 
really made my day!!!!
      ------   Cheers,   Ken


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