- bird-hipped
- birdˈ-hipped adjective(of dinosaurs) having a pelvis slightly similar to a bird's, the pubis extending backwards to lie parallel with the upper pelvis, ornithischian• • •Main Entry: ↑bird
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Bird evolution — The evolution of birds is thought to have begun in the Jurassic Period, with the earliest birds derived from theropod dinosaurs. Birds are categorized as a biological class, Aves. The earliest known species of class Aves is Archaeopteryx… … Wikipedia
hipped — I. /hɪpt/ (say hipt) adjective 1. having hips: *Hey Harry, cop that broad hipped bird in the lounge, she brings me right on. –bluey, 1975. 2. Architecture formed with a hip or hips, as a roof. {hip1 + ed3} II. /hɪpt/ (say hipt) …
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Saurischia — Taxobox name = Saurischians fossil range = Late Triassic Late Cretaceous (non avian) image width = 200px image caption = Saurischian pelvic structure (left side) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida subclassis = Diapsida… … Wikipedia
Ornithischia — Ornithischians Temporal range: Late Triassic–Late Cretaceous, 228–65 Ma … Wikipedia
reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… … Universalium
saurischian — /saw ris kee euhn/, n. 1. any herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur of the order Saurischia, having a three pronged pelvis resembling that of a crocodile. Cf. ornithischian. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Saurischia. [1885 90; < NL… … Universalium
Dinosaur renaissance — Robert Bakker (right) teaching at the Houston Museum of Natural Science The dinosaur renaissance[1] was a small scale scientific revolution that started in the late 1960s, and led to renewed academic and popular interest in dinosaurs. It was… … Wikipedia
Jurassic Period — Interval of geologic time, 206–144 million years ago, that is one of the three major divisions of the Mesozoic Era, preceded by the Triassic Period and followed by the Cretaceous. During the Jurassic, Pangea began to break up into the present day … Universalium
ornithischian — /awr neuh this kee euhn/, n. 1. any herbivorous dinosaur of the order Ornithischia, having a pelvis resembling that of a bird. Cf. saurischian. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Ornithischia. [1900 05; < NL Ornithischi(a) (ornith ORNITH +… … Universalium
