Definition of Pygostylian. Meaning of Pygostylian. Synonyms of Pygostylian

- is a bulbous medial condyle of the tibiotarsus (lower leg bone). The pygostylians fall into two distinct groups with regard to the pygostyle. The Ornithothoraces...
- Cratonavis (meaning "Craton bird") is an extinct genus of pygostylian avialian from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning Province, China...
- Jinguofortisidae is an extinct family of early pygostylian dinosaurs known from the Early Cretaceous. They were found in northern China. The Jinguofortisidae...
- Yangavis is a basal pygostylian genus, belonging to the Confuciusornithidae, that in the Early Cretaceous lived in the area of present China. The type...
- In the 2018 description of the basal pygostylian Jinguofortis, Chongmingia was recovered as a basal pygostylian sister to the former genus, and both genera...
- elongated rectrices (tail feathers) in a modern arrangement. No earlier pygostylians are known which preserve a fan of tail feathers of this sort; instead...
- Confuciusornithidae is an extinct family of pygostylian avialans known from the Early Cretaceous, found in northern China. They are commonly placed as...
- Ornithothoraces is a group of avialan dinosaurs that includes all enantiornithes ("opposite birds") and the euornithes ("true birds"), which includes modern...
- this result was less likely than the classification of Balaur as a non-pygostylian avialan based on several important bird-like features. Many of the presumed...
- avialan Confuciusornis C. sanctus A primitive short-tailed avialan (pygostylian). Also present in the Yixian Formation C. jianchangensis Liaoning Cratonavis...