Enantiornithes
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The Enantiornithes, also known as enantiornithines or enantiornitheans in literature, are a group of extinct avialans. They were the most abundant and diverse avialan group known from the Mesozoic era
A life restoration of Iberomesornis, a species of early Enantiornithes
Fossil skeleton of Rapaxavis pani (a longipterygid) with a preserved pygostyle
Life reconstruction of enantiornithine birds feeding (left Longipteryx, centre Bohaiornis and right Pengornis)
Fossilized eggs of Gobipteryx minuta, Dinosaurium (Prague)
Ornithothoraces
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Ornithothoraces is a group of avialan dinosaurs that includes all enantiornithes and the euornithes, which includes modern birds and their closest ancestors. The name Ornithothoraces means "bird thora
Enantiornithes
…an intermediate evolutionary path. A consensus of scientific analyses indicates that Enantiornithes is one of two major groups within the larger group Ornithothoraces. The other ornithothoracine group is Euornithes or Ornithuromorpha, which includes all living birds as a subset. This means that Enantiornithes were a…
Southern Ground Hornbill
Patagonykuspuertai
Confuciusornis plumage pattern
Patagopteryx deferrariisi