Saurornithes

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”) + ὄρνῑθες (órnīthes), plural of ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)

Proper noun

Saurornithes

(obsolete) A taxonomic subclass within the class Aves – the lizard-tailed, toothed birds, of the Jurassic age.
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Synonyms

(class): Saururae

Hypernyms

(class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class

Hyponyms

(class): Archaeopteryx - typical genus

Derived terms

Saurornithoides

References

Evolution of birds on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Archaeopteryx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Archaeopteryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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