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Apatornis Marsh, 1873

Apatornis Marsh, 1873 (Amer. J. Sci., (3) 5, 162. NcZ) "deceptive (vertebra) bird"
ap-a-TOR-nis (Gr. apatao "deceive" + Gr. ornis "bird")* (m) referring to the biconcave shape of its vertebrae, making them "deceptively" like the vertebrae found in fish, in contrast to the vertebrae with saddle-shaped articulations on the centra that are found in modern birds; originally identified as "Ichthyornis" celer Marsh, 1872. (See additional comments at Ichthyornis Marsh, 1872.) Ornithurae Apatornithiformes Apatornithidae L. Cret. NA.

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Type species: Ichthyornis celer Marsh, 1872
(= Apatornis celer (Marsh, 1872))

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