Archaeornithoides Elzanowski & Wellnhofer, 1992
Archaeornithoides Elzanowski & Wellnhofer, 1992
(Nature (Lond) 359 No. 6398: 822.
NcZ) "Archaeornis-like (dinosaur)"
AHR-kee-OR-ni-THOI-deez (t.L.m.: AHR-kee-or-NITH-o-IE-deez)
(from Archaeornis "ancient bird" [junior synonym of Archeopteryx] +
-oides "resembling")* (m)
named for a resemblance to primitive toothed birds: "The avian features
of the maxillary palatal shelf and dentition distinguish Archaeornithoides from
all other potential sister-groups of birds, suggesting that Archaeornithoides is
the closest known theropod relative of birds." A juvenile specimen.
Theropoda Archaeornithoididae L. Cret. (Mongolia)
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