Ornithurae
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail (not of a bird)”)
Proper noun
Ornithurae
- A taxonomic clade within the class Reptilia – a group that includes the ancestors of modern birds, the 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 
Ornithurae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ornithurae at Paleology Database