Definition of Confuciusornithidae. Meaning of Confuciusornithidae. Synonyms of Confuciusornithidae

- Confuciusornithidae is an extinct family of pygostylian avialans known from the Early Cretaceous, found in northern China. They are commonly placed as...
- Pygostylia is a group of avialans which includes the Confuciusornithidae and all of the more advanced species, the Ornithothoraces. The group Pygostylia...
- earliest known species to have evolved a pygostyle were members of the Confuciusornithidae.[citation needed] The structure provided an evolutionary advantage...
- genus of primitive crow-sized birds from the early Cretaceous Period Confuciusornithidae, a family of primitive birds from the early Cretaceous Period Confucius...
- Yangavis is a basal pygostylian genus, belonging to the Confuciusornithidae, that in the Early Cretaceous lived in the area of present China. The type...
- †Confuciusornithidae...
- relatives) †Omnivoropterygidae (large, early short-tailed avialans) †Confuciusornithidae (small toothless birds) †Enantiornithes (primitive tree-dwelling...
- deltopectoral crest on the humerus. Eoconfuciusornis was ****igned to the Confuciusornithidae. It would have been the most basal species known of that group, as...
- and crest of Confuciusornis. Hou ****igned Confuciusornis to the Confuciusornithidae in 1995. At first he ****umed it was a member of the Enantiornithes...
- †Confuciusornithidae...