Name - Ornithuromorpha

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:4472474 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Ornithuromorpha Chiappe 2002

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Unknown

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Pelvis morphology suggests that early Mesozoic birds were too heavy to contact incubate their eggs.
• An unexpectedly abundant new genus of black flies (Diptera, Simuliidae) from Upper Cretaceous Taimyr amber of Ugolyak, with discussion of the early evolution of birds at high latitudes.
• Bone tissue histology of the Early Cretaceous bird Yanornis: evidence for a diphyletic origin of modern avian growth strategies within Ornithuromorpha.
• A NEW ORNITHUROMORPH BIRD FROM THE LOWER CRETACEOUS OF SOUTH AMERICA.
• Avian skulls represent a diverse ornithuromorph fauna from the Lower Cretaceous Xiagou Formation, Gansu Province, China.

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