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Olson, 1985 and Feduccia, 1980, 1996

<==o Cariamae Fürbringer, 1888 (käärmekurkimaiset nykylinnut) [paraphyletic??!! (Olson, 1985)]
   |?- †Ameghinornis minor [?Phorusrhacidae: Ameghinornithinae]
   |?- †Cunampaia sp. [Cunampaiidae]
   |?- †Bathornithidae Wetmore, 1933
   |?- †Idiornithidae Brodkorb, 1965
   |?- †Phorusrhacidae Ameghino, 1899 sensu Alvarenga & Höfling, 2003
   `?-o Cariamidae Bonaparte, 1850 (käärmekurjet; seriemas)
      |?- †Riacama caliginea
      |-- Cariama cristata Brisson, 1760 (töyhtökäärmekurki)
      `--o Chunga Hartlaub, 1860 (pensaskäärmekurjet)
         |-- †C. incerta
         `-- C. burmeisteri (pensaskäärmekurki)

Reference(s):

Feduccia, A., 1996: The Origin and Evolution of Birds.
–Yale University Press, New Haven, 1996, x-420

Lokki, J., Jännes, H. & Nikander, P. J., 1992: Otavan lintutieto.
--Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, Helsinki, Finland, 1992, pp. 1-440
Translated from: Perrins, C. M. (ed.), 1990: The Illustrated encyclopaedia of birds.
–Headline Book Publishing Plc., London, England, 1990,

Olson, S. L., 1985: The fossil record of birds. 79-239.
in Farner, D., King, J. & Parkes, K. (eds.), 1985: Avian Biology. vol VIII.
–Academic Press, New York. 1985.

Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, B, L., 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
–Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. xxiv-1111.