Ornithurae

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail (not of a bird)”)

Proper noun

Ornithurae

1. A taxonomic clade within the class Reptilia – a group that includes the ancestors of modern birds, Carinatae.

Usage notes

• The taxonomic groupings linking modern birds with their reptilian ancestors have been undergoing a great deal of change for more than a century, and may continue to do so.

Hypernyms

• (clade): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Dinosauria - superorder; Saurischia - order; Eusaurischia - taxon; Theropoda - suborder; Tetanurae - infraorder; Avetheropoda; Coelurosauria, Maniraptoriformes, Eumaniraptora, Avialae - taxa; Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces; - clade

Hyponyms

• (clade): Carinatae - infraclass or clade; †Chaoyangornithiformes, †Yanornithiformes - orders; †Enantiornithes, †Patagopterygiformes, †Praeornithurae - cohorts

References

• Ornithurae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ornithurae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ornithurae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ornithurae at Paleobiology Database