A groundbreaking study on bird evolution, published in Nature and led by @RubySeadragon from the B10K Project with collaboration from UC San Diego and international researchers, has unveiled a new family tree of birds, significantly altering our understanding of their evolutionary history. Utilizing nearly 1 billion ACT&Gs for whole genome analysis of 363 bird species across 218 taxonomic families, covering 92% of the world's bird species, this comprehensive study not only improves age estimates but also introduces a new clade, Elementaves. The findings, highlighted in a Nature research paper, suggest a mostly post-Cretaceous diversification of Neoaves and identify Mirandornithes as the sister group to other neoavians. The study, which also notes genomic anomalies dating back to the time of the dinosaurs, highlights the complexity of avian evolution and resolves previously indistinct branches of the avian family tree, challenging long-held beliefs and showcasing the power of computational tools in genomic analysis.
Most detailed bird evolutionary tree reveals new and surprising relationships https://t.co/wNcakUOBuB
An international team has revolutionized the system of #bird classification and rewritten our understanding of the evolutionary history of birds. https://t.co/WsRiFpSj7l https://t.co/LHMrMYIXvB
Scientists propose new bird family tree, revise bird evolutionary history https://t.co/aOdVpArrMc
Chinese researchers and their international counterparts have reconstructed a new bird family tree showing evolutionary relationships among 363 bird species from 218 taxonomic families, which accounts for 92% of the world's total, according to a paper published on Nature. https://t.co/pPA63PVh75
Genomic analysis leverages computational tools to resolve previously indistinct branches of the avian family tree. Learn more: https://t.co/TfC17Cq6By
New research shows that genomic anomalies dating back to the time of the dinosaurs misled scientists about the evolutionary history of birds.ย @UF #Birds #Evolution https://t.co/v8DdxN16Zj
Nature research paper: Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes https://t.co/hZ57OB4e6l
Algorithm Helps Evolutionary Biologists See Where Bird Species Are Perched on Phylogenetic Tree Genomic analysis leverages computational tools to resolve previously indistinct branches of the avian family tree. Learn more: https://t.co/TfC17Cq6By
A Genetic Discovery Has Dramatically Changed Our Understanding of Bird Evolution https://t.co/DOXd734zpK
Study reveals new โfamily tree' for all birds living today https://t.co/v7ep71pqhd https://t.co/YTtVfu2HPw
New genome-scale phylogeny of birds! Lots to chew on here, including increased confidence in mostly post-Cretaceous diversification of Neoaves and Mirandornithes as the sister group to other neoavians. The hoatzin is still a problem... https://t.co/b8UEDvQ2JO #birds #dinosaurs https://t.co/9O5oM7hESg
Computational tools fuel reconstruction of new and improved bird family tree @ucsandiego @PNASNews @nature https://t.co/EkWQeupdcx
BOOM, #BirdTwitter! Flashy new family tree of #birds just landed in @Nature: https://t.co/iiDD3Iqhxy. From @B10K_Project, led by @RubySeadragon, using nearly 1 BILLION ACT&Gs, we improve age estimates vastly & introduce cool new clade #Elementaves. ๐งต #ornithology #phylogenomics https://t.co/b8zqhSjjTm
Our #phylogenomics study on the evolutionary relationships of birds ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆbased on whole genome analysis of 363 species is now available as a preview article in @Nature https://t.co/TMDNpEokUN https://t.co/BAnZ9lFwLn
A frozen chunk of genome rewrites our understanding of bird evolution @PNASNews @nature https://t.co/UTfce99xKf