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Abstract
Janoo, A. 2000. Rooting the Dodo Raphus cucullatus Linnaeus 1758 and the Solitaire Pezophaps solitaria Gmelin 1789 within the Omithurae: a cladistic reappraisal. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 323–329.
The phylogenetic positions of the dodo and the solitaire are studied in a cladistic framework, taking into consideration the columbiform assemblage and using outgroup comparison taxa from Gruiformes, Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes and the Ardeidae. This preliminary analysis is based upon osteological characters retrieved from Verheyen's study of the Columbiformes, and from a detailed study of dodo and solitaire skeletons. The dodo and the solitaire are monophyletic corroborating the status of Raphidae. The Pteroclididae come out as a basal group to the strict columbiforms. A hierarchical arrangement of the columbids is proposed, but complete resolution was not obtained, suggesting the need for more detailed character study of the columbiform clade.