Saurornithes
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
