Asteriornis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀστερία (Astería) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”). Asteria was a Titaness who turned into a quail, and who was the goddess of falling stars (used in reference to the K–Pg impact).

Proper noun

†Asteriornis m

1. A taxonomic genus within the clade Galloanserae – A Cretaceous genus of extinct small shorebirds.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Asteriornis maastrichtensis