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.
Видовой состав
| Type species: |
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Ichthyornis celer Marsh, 1872 |
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(= Apatornis celer
(Marsh, 1872)) |
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