Asteriornis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀστερία (Astería) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”). Asteria was a Titaness who turned into a quail, and who was the goddess of falling stars (used in reference to the K–Pg impact).

Proper noun

Asteriornis m

1. A taxonomic genus within the clade Galloanserae – A Cretaceous genus of extinct small shore bird.

Hyponyms

• Asteriornis maastrichtensis