Saurornithes

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Saurornithes

(archaic) A taxonomic subclass within the class Aves – lizard-tailed, toothed birds, of the Jurassic age, now sometimes used informally.

Synonyms

(subclass): Saururae

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(subclass): Archaeopteryx - typical genus

Derived terms

Saurornithoides

References

Evolution of birds on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Archaeopteryx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sauriurae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Archaeopteryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Saurornia at Paleobiology Database

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