Definition of Ichthyornis. Meaning of Ichthyornis. Synonyms of Ichthyornis

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Definition of Ichthyornis

Ichthyornis
Ichthyornis Ich`thy*or"nis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a fish + ? bird.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of toothed birds found in the American Cretaceous formation. It is remarkable for having biconcave vertebr[ae], and sharp, conical teeth set in sockets. Its wings were well developed. It is the type of the order Odontotorm[ae].

Meaning of Ichthyornis from wikipedia

- million years ago. Ichthyornis is a common component of the Niobrara Formation fauna, and numerous specimens have been found. Ichthyornis has been historically...
- to the group's namesake, Ichthyornis. However, these seem to have been more closely related to modern birds than to Ichthyornis dispar. In Julia Clarke's...
- tails" in Gr****) is a natural group which includes the common ancestor of Ichthyornis, Hesperornis, and all modern birds as well as all other descendants of...
- J.A. (2004). "Morphology, phylogenetic taxonomy, and systematics of Ichthyornis and Apatornis (Avialae: Ornithurae)". Bulletin of the American Museum...
- Hesperornis than to Baptornis. Hesperornitheans were originally combined with Ichthyornis in the paraphyletic group "Odontornithes" by Othniel Charles Marsh, in...
- includes modern birds (Neornithes) and extinct related groups, such as Ichthyornis and Hesperornithes. The genus Gansus contains a single species, G. yumenensis...
- Its type species was originally classified as Ichthyornis celer. A. celer was long allied with Ichthyornis, having been ****igned to Ichthyornidae by Marsh...
- advanced than Ichthyornis but less advanced than modern birds. Clarke, J.A. (2004). "Morphology, phylogenetic taxonomy, and systematics of Ichthyornis and Apatornis...
- Chiappe found Limenavis to be a member of Carinatae more advanced than Ichthyornis but not a member of the modern bird group Neornithes. A 2013 analysis...
- steering rather than flight; and the tern-like Ichthyornis, an early avian with a toothy beak. Ichthyornis shared the sky with large pterosaurs such as...