Definition of Avialan. Meaning of Avialan. Synonyms of Avialan

- Solnhofen Formation of Germany, is usually considered the earliest known avialan which may have had the capability of powered flight; a minority of studies...
- avialan) IVPP V13476 (2003) Yixianosaurus longim**** (2003; possibly avialan) Dilong paradoxus (2004) Pedopenna daohugouensis (2005; possibly avialan)...
- Baminornis (meaning "Fujian Province bird") is an extinct genus of basal avialans from the Late Jur****ic (Tithonian age) Nanyuan Formation of China. The...
- relatives are the crocodilians. Birds are descendants of the primitive avialans (whose members include Archaeopteryx) which first appeared during the Late...
- ****uipteryx is an extinct genus of basal avialan dinosaurs found in Early Cretaceous deposits from ****an's Kitadani Formation. It contains one species...
- Pygostylia is a group of avialans which includes the Confuciusornithidae and all of the more advanced species, the Ornithothoraces. The group Pygostylia...
- as the oldest known bird (member of the group Avialae). Older potential avialans have since been identified, including Anchiornis, Xiaotingia, Aurornis...
- bony projections at the back of the mouth; exclusive to Asia) Paraves (avialans and their closest relatives) †Scansoriopterygidae (small tree-climbing...
- a natural group which includes the most recent common ancestor of all avialans closer to modern birds than to the enantiornithines. This group was defined...
- Avisaurus (meaning "bird lizard") is a genus of enantiornithine avialan from the Late Cretaceous of North America. Avisaurus archibaldi was discovered...