- genus Protoavis
- nounextinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryx• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves• Member Meronyms: ↑protoavis
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genus Protoavis
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Protoavis — NOTOC Taxobox name = Protoavis fossil range = Late Triassic regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Dinosauria (disputed) ordo = Saurischia (disputed) subordo = Theropoda (disputed) familia = Protoavidae familia… … Wikipedia
protoavis — noun most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur like tail and hind limbs • Hypernyms: ↑bird • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Protoavis * * * /proh toh ay vis/, n. a… … Useful english dictionary
protoavis — /proh toh ay vis/, n. a fossil bird of the genus Protoavis, from the Triassic Period, having a birdlike, partly toothless jaw structure, a tail and hind legs resembling those of the dinosaur, and the hollow bones and keellike breast that are… … Universalium
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Aves — noun (ornithology) the class of birds • Syn: ↑class Aves • Topics: ↑ornithology • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Vertebrata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
class Aves — noun (ornithology) the class of birds • Syn: ↑Aves • Topics: ↑ornithology • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Vertebrata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Archaeopteryx — Taxobox name = Archaeopteryx fossil range = fossil range|155.0|150.0Late Jurassic image width = 300px image caption = A model of Archaeopteryx lithographica on display at the Oxford University Museum. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis … Wikipedia
List of fossil birds — Birds are generally believed to have evolved from certain feathered theropod dinosaurs, and there is no real dividing line between birds and dinosaurs, except of course that some of the former survived the Cretaceous Tertiary extinction event… … Wikipedia
Avicephala — Taxobox name = Avicephalans image width = 200px image caption = Coelurosauravus fossil range = Permian Triassic regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida subclassis = Diapsida unranked ordo = Avicephala unranked ordo authority =… … Wikipedia
Chimera (paleontology) — In paleontology, a chimera is a fossil which was reconstructed with elements coming from more than a single species (or genus) of animal. A now classic example of chimera is Protoavis. List of paleontological chimeras Brontosaurus Lametasaurus… … Wikipedia
