- The Enantiornithes, also
known as
enantiornithines or
enantiornitheans in literature, are a
group of
extinct avialans ("birds" in the
broad sense), the...
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ecological and
behavioural differences exist between enantiornithines and
megapodes (e.g.,
enantiornithines were
arboreal and not mound-nesters), megapodes...
- used,
Avisauridae is
either a
broad and
widespread group of
advanced enantiornithines (following Cau & Arduini, 2008), or a
small family within that group...
- and
behavioural differences clearly exist between enantiornithines and
megapodes (e.g.,
enantiornithines were
arboreal and not mound-nesters), megapodes...
-
common ancestor of all
avialans closer to
modern birds than to the
enantiornithines. This
group was
defined in the
PhyloCode by Juan
Benito and colleagues...
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significant fact, as this is the
first time the
structure has been
found in
enantiornithines.
Mirarce was
found to be a
member of Avisauridae,
close to Avisaurus...
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Avisaurus (meaning "bird lizard") is a
genus of
enantiornithine avialan from the Late
Cretaceous of
North America.
Avisaurus archibaldi was discovered...
- by the
extinction of
Mesozoic dinosaur groups such as the
arboreal enantiornithines,
aquatic hesperornithines, and even the
larger terrestrial theropods...
- of
enantiornithines was underestimated. As no
hindlimb elements are
known from Enantiornis, it
might include one of the El
Brete enantiornithines known...
- from the
Early Cretaceous of China: New
information on the
skull of
enantiornithines".
Journal of
Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (5): 1176. doi:10.1080/02724634...
