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Modern birds are included in

A
Carinatae
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Ratitae
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Both A and B
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Archaeornithes
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Solution

The correct option is B Carinatae
Carinatae is a taxonomic subclass within the class Aves. Birds having a pronounced keel-like sternum, to which muscles used in flight attach. It is the last common ancestor of modern birds and Ichthyornis, and all its descendants. The group includes all modern birds, both living and recently extinct. Hence, option A is correct.

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