# Most recent common ancestor of all living birds

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 15, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-recent-common-ancestor-of-all-living-birds/693234 "2014-07-15T23:10:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-recent-common-ancestor-of-all-living-birds/693234/69 "2017-02-09T19:49:53Z")

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> [@Colibri](#):
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> **DrDeth’s** taxonomic information tends to be at least several decades out of date.

I recently read through an older thread where he [wasn’t willing to fully commit](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19224166&postcount=60) to fish being animals.

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