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[edit]
- Evolution of birds on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Archaeopteryx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sauriurae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Archaeopteryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Saurornia at Paleobiology Database