In the present book the Paleogene fossil record of birds is
detailed for the first time on a worldwide scale. I have developed
the idea for such a project for several years, and think that it is
an appropriate moment to present a summary of our c- rent knowledge
of the early evolution of modern birds. Meanwhile not only is there
a confusing diversity of fossil taxa, but also significant progress
has been made concerning an understanding of the higher-level
phylogeny of extant birds. Hypotheses which were not considered
even a decade ago are now well supported by independent analyses of
different data. In several cases these group together
morphologically very different avian groups and allow a better
understanding of the mosaic character distribution found in
Paleogene fossil birds. The book aims at bringing some of this
information together, and many of the following data are based on
first-hand examination of fossil specimens.
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