PRONUNCIATION: |
AHR-kee-OR-ni-THOY-deez |
TRANSLATION: |
First Bird |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Carnivore, Bipedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Theropoda |
INFRAORDER: |
Tetanurae |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
MICRO-ORDER: |
Maniraptora(of the microorder Coelurosauria) |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
Archaeornithoididae |
HEIGHT: |
n/a |
LENGTH: |
3.3 feet (1 meter) |
WEIGHT: |
n/a |
PERIOD: |
Late Cretaceous |
NOTES: |
Archaeornithoides is the among the smallest of dinosaurs. Many of its bones resemble those of modern birds, hence its name, but the bones also indicate a kinship with the troodontids and spinosaurids. |
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