Ornithurae
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Ornithurae (meaning "bird tails" in Greek) is a natural group which includes the common ancestor of Ichthyornis, Hesperornis, and all modern birds as well as all other descendants of that common ancestor.
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Ornithurans | |
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Cast skeleton of Ichthyornis dispar, Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center | |
Australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Avialae |
Clade: | Ornithuromorpha |
Clade: | Ornithurae Haeckel, 1866 |
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