Saurornithes

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Saurornithes

1. (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