Saurornithes
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”) + ὄρνῑθες (órnīthes), plural of ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)
Proper noun
[edit]Saurornithes
- (archaic) A taxonomic subclass within the class Aves – lizard-tailed, toothed birds, of the Jurassic age, now sometimes used informally.
Synonyms
[edit]- (subclass): Saururae
Hypernyms
[edit]- (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Aves - class
Hyponyms
[edit]- (subclass): Archaeopteryx - typical genus
Derived terms
[edit]References
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Evolution of birds on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Archaeopteryx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sauriurae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Archaeopteryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Saurornia at Paleobiology Database
