- genus Sinornis
- nouna genus of fossil birds• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Archaeornithes, ↑subclass Archaeornithes• Member Meronyms: ↑Sinornis
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genus Sinornis
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Sinornis — noun sparrow sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds • Hypernyms: ↑bird • Member Holonyms: ↑genus… … Useful english dictionary
Sinornis/Cathayornis — Taxobox name = Sinornis / Cathayornis image width = 240px image caption = Reconstruction of Sinornis , also known as Cathayornis status = fossil fossil range = Early Cretaceous regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis =… … Wikipedia
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
Archaeornithes — noun primitive reptile like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous • Syn: ↑subclass Archaeornithes • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
subclass Archaeornithes — noun primitive reptile like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous • Syn: ↑Archaeornithes • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Concornis — Temporal range: Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Conservation status Fossil Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
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