danmcq Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I am always looking for scientific research to increase knowledge of birds history. In June 2008, an article titled “A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary Historyâ€, featured in Science magazine, brought new light to the ways bird species are related to one another. By looking at the DNA, a group of scientist redrew the avian family tree. One of their most interesting discoveries was that falcons are a sister group to the parrots and songbirds. It turns out that falcons are not closely related to eagles, hawks and osprey (Accipitridae), as previously thought. They are actually quite closely related to parrots. I am hoping they continue to perform these studies and see if my suspicions of being related to Pterodactyls is correct. You can read the entire DNA study online by joining: http://www.sciencemag.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 How interesting Dan for it seems falcons would be directly related to hawks and eagles for they are all predators of live animals. Thanks for sharing that information with us Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearllyn Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 That is very interesting - we often think Alfie has a "falcon" look about her, sometimes just by the way she's sitting, or will swoop in! Pterodactyls? Maybe!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Thanks for the information and site. Please continue to share your research with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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