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show it in flight, it is not clear that it could fly; there has even been some doubt that the forearm material, which includes the quill knobs, belongs with the rest of the skeleton. Some researchers have suggested that
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Schweitzer, Mary H.; Watt, John A.; Avci, Recep; Forster, Catherine A.; Krause, David W.; Knapp, Loren; Rogers, Raymond R.; Beech, Iwona; Marshall, Mark (1999). "Keratin immunoreactivity in the Late Cretaceous bird
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Matías J. Motta; Federico L. Agnolín; Federico Brissón Egli; Fernando E. Novas (2020). "New theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia sheds light on the paravian radiation in Gondwana".
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This consensus has been challenged, however, by a few studies published since 2009 that have found many traditional "dromaeosaurids", including the unenlagiines, closer to Avialae than to
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Andrea Cau (2018). "The assembly of the avian body plan: a 160-million-year long process" (PDF). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 57 (1): 1–25. doi:10.4435/BSPI.2018.01.
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is known from this single specimen, consisting of the hind limbs, trunk, portions of the tail (all of which were found articulated), as well as portions of the wing and shoulder bones.
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Forster, Catherine A.; Sampson, Scott D.; Chiappe, Luis M.; Krause, David W. (1998). "The Theropod ancestry of birds: New evidence from the late Cretaceous of Madagascar".
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at least shows that the possibility of a mix-up cannot be fully excluded. However, many other scientists, including the original describers of
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Agnolín, F.L.; Novas, F.E. (2013). "Avian ancestors. A review of the phylogenetic relationships of the theropods Unenlagiidae, Microraptoria,
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shoulder bones show evidence of ligament attachments allowing the independent mobility needed for flapping flight. Chiappe concluded that
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was capable of flight, though it would have been more "clumsy in the air than modern birds." Agnolín and Novas (2013) noted that, like
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were found to be sister taxa in a clade sister to the Avialae. As of 2020, it is undecided among paleontologists whether the paravian
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Makovicky, Peter J.; Apesteguía, Sebastián; Agnolín, Federico L. (2005). "The earliest dromaeosaurid theropod from South America".
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Hartman, Scott; Mortimer, Mickey; Wahl, William R.; Lomax, Dean R.; Lippincott, Jessica; Lovelace, David M. (2019-07-10).
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has historically been the subject of some uncertainty as to its proper taxonomic position – whether it is a member of the
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itself. A 2007 study by Turner and colleagues again found it to be an unenlagiine dromaeosaurid, closely related to
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Forster, Catherine A.; O'Conner (2000). "The avifauna of the Upper Cretaceous Maevarano Formation, Madagascar".
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was a small predator, at about 70 centimetres (2.3 ft) long and 0.45-2.27 kg (1-5 lbs), with the typical
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De Klerk, William; Forster, Catherine; Sampson, Scott; Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya; Ross, Callum (2000-06-27).
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Geist, Nicholas R.; Feduccia, Alan (2000). "Gravity-defying Behaviors: Identifying Models for Protoaves".
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Forster, Catherine A.; Sampson, Scott D.; Chiappe, Luis M.; Krause, David W. (1998). "Genus correction".
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were revealed. It was during the excavation of this find that paleontologists discovered the bones of
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consisting of the forelimb of a bird conflated with the skeleton of a dromaeosaurid, and consider
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Turner, Alan H.; Pol, Diego; Clarke, Julia A.; Erickson, Gregory M.; Norell, Mark (2007).
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than to avialans, and specifically was a member of the South American dromaeosaurid clade
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A dentary has been found in association with the holotype, though it is seldom described.
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Beginning in the early 2000s, a consensus emerged among most theropod researchers that
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Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages
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were buried in an area "smaller than a letter-sized page", according to co-describer
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The Bird:A Natural History of Who Birds Are, Where They Came From, and How They Live
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Catherine A. Forster; Patrick M. O'Connor; Luis M. Chiappe; Alan H. Turner (2020).
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The lack of well-documented relatives of this species nonwithstanding, a single
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Riff, Douglas; Kellner, Alexander W. A.; Mader, Bryn; Russell, Dale (2002).
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could probably fly, noting that its ulna was large and robust compared to
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had larger and more powerful wings than that earlier bird. Additionally,
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as a probable relative of the long-tailed Early Cretaceous avialans
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shows adaptations to flight similar in function to those of
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to lie within the Unenlagiinae, as the sister taxon to
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but changed the name after discovering that the name
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A 2005 analysis by Makovicky and colleagues found 269: 4688: 4438: 4399: 4355: 4305: 4274: 4251: 4242: 4218: 4195: 4128: 4090: 4036: 3984: 3915: 3885: 3775: 3734: 3679: 3628: 3589: 3551: 3521: 3246: 3162: 3136: 3127: 3090: 3046: 3015: 2984: 2927: 2788: 2758: 2732: 2686: 2592: 2547: 2483: 2405: 2379: 2370: 2293: 2241: 2184: 2127: 2093: 2012: 1943: 1856: 1783: 1730: 1703: 1676: 1367: 1365: 745:is an unenlagiine, a dromaeosaurid or an avialan. 405:means, approximately, "cloud menace bird", from 1133:"The osteology of the Late Cretaceous paravian 707:. A cladistic analysis by Cau (2018) recovered 466:in Madagascar in 1995 by a joint expedition of 764:Although numerous artists' reconstructions of 494:was one-fifth larger than the closely related 410: 1595: 966: 964: 962: 787:. The nearby discovery of the primitive bird 486:among the bones of the much larger dinosaur. 8: 421: 4676: 4313: 4248: 4224: 4192: 4179: 3924: 3783: 3258: 3254: 3243: 3230: 3133: 2992: 2800: 2796: 2495: 2491: 2480: 2467: 2376: 2247: 2193: 2181: 2018: 1949: 1867: 1791: 1780: 1767: 1709: 1682: 1673: 1618: 1602: 1588: 1580: 676:. Norell and colleagues (2006) also found 664:to be closely related to the unenlagiines 124: 31: 1488: 1435: 1417: 1345: 1299: 1152: 1112: 645:, they seem to be independently derived. 1100:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 447:Skeletal diagram showing remains of the 1378:SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences 898: 858:complexes seems to have been likely in 364:. It is known from a partial skeleton ( 568:, it appears to belong to a different 1126: 1124: 314:Forster et al. 1998 non Griveaud 1975 7: 4844:Late Cretaceous dinosaurs of Africa 625:firmly among or outside the birds. 519:was already assigned to a genus of 416:(RA-hoo-na, "cloud" or "menace") + 1545:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1526:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 941:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 888:Timeline of dromaeosaurid research 25: 816:A speculative restoration of two 4660: 4659: 4605: 4599: 4165: 4160: 3216: 3209: 3202: 2453: 2447: 2441: 872: 537:50852) most similar to those of 145: 4854:Taxa named by Catherine Forster 1147:(2): Article number 23(2):a29. 1114:10.1590/S0001-37652002000200023 4859:Taxa named by Scott D. Sampson 1565:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011183 462:were first recovered from the 360:) of what is now northwestern 1: 4864:Taxa named by Luis M. Chiappe 4849:Fossil taxa described in 1998 1069:10.1126/science.280.5361.179g 1024:10.1126/science.279.5358.1915 971:Chiappe, L. M. (2007-02-02). 854:-like flightstroke using the 631:could be a close relative to 609:(birds) or a closely related 595:Size compared to a human hand 498:, about the size of a modern 919:Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2008) 652:was more closely related to 427:"bird". The specific name, 4880: 1481:10.1007/s00114-020-01682-1 1376:and Scansoriopterygidae". 1141:Palaeontologia Electronica 723:. The analysis of Hartman 472:University of Antananarivo 27:Extinct genus of dinosaurs 4619: 4597: 4316: 4227: 4191: 4178: 4158: 3927: 3786: 3261: 3257: 3242: 3229: 3200: 2995: 2803: 2799: 2498: 2494: 2479: 2466: 2439: 2250: 2196: 2180: 2021: 1952: 1870: 1794: 1779: 1766: 1712: 1685: 1672: 1617: 1283:American Museum Novitates 1261:Supplementary information 924:Supplementary Information 431:, was coined in honor of 305: 298: 268: 261: 142:Scientific classification 140: 132: 123: 34: 1467:(3): Article number 24. 824:Chiappe maintained that 356:, from about 72.1 to 66 133:Reconstructed skeleton, 4824:Dinosaurs of Madagascar 1347:10.1126/science.1144066 735:and the South American 376:rocks at a quarry near 821: 761: 596: 474:, near the village of 451: 422: 411: 4834:Fossils of Madagascar 4829:Cretaceous Madagascar 4781:Paleobiology Database 2339:Paralitherizinosaurus 1461:The Science of Nature 815: 756: 594: 446: 439:Discovery and species 4819:Maastrichtian genera 905:Tudge, Colin (2009) 790:Vorona berivotrensis 564:and having a larger 322:Forster et al. 1998a 135:Royal Ontario Museum 4814:Feathered dinosaurs 3556:Patagopterygiformes 3051:Confuciusornithidae 2917:Scansoriopterygidae 2552:Scansoriopterygidae 1557:1999JVPal..19..712S 1473:2020SciNa.107...24M 1338:2007Sci...317.1378T 1332:(5843): 1378–1381. 1240:10.1038/nature03996 1232:2005Natur.437.1007M 1226:(7061): 1007–1011. 1061:1998Sci...280..179F 1016:1998Sci...279.1915F 1010:(5358): 1915–1919. 807:Glorified Dinosaurs 509:initially named it 505:The discoverers of 464:Maevarano Formation 374:Maevarano Formation 3684:Songlingornithidae 3633:Hongshanornithidae 3020:Omnivoropterygidae 2932:Jeholornithiformes 2243:Therizinosauroidea 1419:10.7717/peerj.7247 1182:American Zoologist 822: 762: 613:. The presence of 597: 452: 382:Mahajanga Province 372:and colleagues in 4796: 4795: 4768:Open Tree of Life 4682:Taxon identifiers 4673: 4672: 4615: 4614: 4595: 4594: 4591: 4590: 4495:Lutetodontopteris 4404:Gastornithiformes 4301: 4300: 4297: 4296: 4185:Aves / Neornithes 4174: 4173: 4156: 4155: 4152: 4151: 4148: 4147: 4130:Aves / Neornithes 4032: 4031: 3771: 3770: 3663:Parahongshanornis 3225: 3224: 3198: 3197: 3194: 3193: 3190: 3189: 3186: 3185: 3182: 3181: 2980: 2979: 2906:Archaeopterygidae 2784: 2783: 2691:Archaeopterygidae 2462: 2461: 2437: 2436: 2433: 2432: 2429: 2428: 2425: 2424: 2366: 2365: 2362: 2361: 2295:Therizinosauridae 2176: 2175: 2172: 2171: 2168: 2167: 1762: 1761: 1758: 1757: 1754: 1753: 1750: 1749: 1662:Maniraptoriformes 1541:Rahonavis ostromi 1135:Rahonavis ostromi 986:978-0-471-24723-4 805:in his 2007 book 541:was found in the 531:thoracic vertebra 449:holotype specimen 370:Catherine Forster 329: 328: 323: 315: 274:Rahonavis ostromi 257: 16:(Redirected from 4871: 4789: 4788: 4776: 4775: 4763: 4762: 4750: 4749: 4737: 4736: 4724: 4723: 4722: 4709: 4708: 4707: 4677: 4663: 4662: 4635:Deinonychosauria 4610: 4609: 4603: 4560:Protodontopteryx 4502:Macrodontopteryx 4441: 4402: 4358: 4342: 4332: 4322: 4314: 4249: 4225: 4193: 4180: 4169: 4164: 4095:Cimolopterygidae 4093: 4039: 3986:Hesperornithidae 3925: 3918: 3888: 3873: 3863: 3853: 3843: 3833: 3823: 3813: 3803: 3792: 3784: 3737: 3682: 3631: 3592: 3554: 3524: 3509: 3499: 3489: 3478: 3468: 3458: 3448: 3438: 3428: 3418: 3408: 3398: 3388: 3378: 3368: 3357: 3347: 3337: 3327: 3317: 3307: 3297: 3287: 3277: 3267: 3259: 3255: 3244: 3231: 3220: 3214: 3213: 3206: 3139: 3134: 3095:Jinguofortisidae 3093: 3074:Eoconfuciusornis 3049: 3018: 3001: 2993: 2930: 2914: 2903: 2892: 2882: 2872: 2861: 2851: 2841: 2830: 2819: 2809: 2801: 2797: 2761: 2735: 2689: 2595: 2550: 2535: 2525: 2514: 2504: 2496: 2492: 2481: 2468: 2457: 2451: 2445: 2395:Oviraptorosauria 2384:Oviraptorosauria 2382: 2377: 2318:Nanshiungosaurus 2248: 2225:Jianchangosaurus 2194: 2187: 2182: 2019: 1950: 1868: 1862:Alvarezsauroidea 1860: 1843: 1833: 1822: 1811: 1800: 1792: 1781: 1768: 1710: 1683: 1674: 1667: 1666: 1619: 1604: 1597: 1590: 1581: 1576: 1534: 1511: 1510: 1492: 1456: 1450: 1449: 1439: 1421: 1397: 1391: 1388: 1382: 1381: 1380:. pp. 1–96. 1369: 1360: 1359: 1349: 1321: 1312: 1306: 1305: 1303: 1270: 1264: 1259: 1213: 1207: 1206: 1176: 1167: 1166: 1156: 1137:from Madagascar" 1128: 1119: 1118: 1116: 1096: 1087: 1081: 1080: 1042: 1036: 1035: 997: 991: 990: 968: 957: 956: 932: 926: 917: 911: 903: 882: 880:Dinosaurs portal 877: 876: 875: 759:life restoration 425: 414: 321: 313: 271: 249: 242: 150: 149: 128: 118: 55: 40:Temporal range: 32: 21: 4879: 4878: 4874: 4873: 4872: 4870: 4869: 4868: 4839:Maevarano fauna 4799: 4798: 4797: 4792: 4784: 4779: 4771: 4766: 4758: 4753: 4745: 4740: 4732: 4727: 4718: 4717: 4712: 4703: 4702: 4697: 4684: 4674: 4669: 4611: 4604: 4587: 4582:Tympanonesiotes 4575:Pseudodontornis 4538:Palaeochenoides 4459:Caspiodontornis 4443:Pelagornithidae 4434: 4395: 4351: 4293: 4270: 4238: 4214: 4187: 4170: 4144: 4124: 4086: 4028: 4023:Parahesperornis 3995:Asiahesperornis 3980: 3911: 3881: 3780: 3767: 3730: 3675: 3642:Archaeornithura 3624: 3585: 3547: 3517: 3270:Archaeorhynchus 3251: 3238: 3221: 3208: 3178: 3158: 3129:Ornithothoraces 3123: 3086: 3060:Changchengornis 3042: 3011: 2989: 2976: 2923: 2895:Anchiornithidae 2793: 2780: 2754: 2748:Dromaeosauridae 2737:Dromaeosauridae 2728: 2722:Anchiornithidae 2682: 2641:Liaoningvenator 2597:Anchiornithidae 2588: 2576:Scansoriopteryx 2543: 2488: 2475: 2458: 2421: 2401: 2358: 2353:Therizinosaurus 2289: 2237: 2232:Lingyuanosaurus 2189:Therizinosauria 2164: 2123: 2089: 2014:Parvicursorinae 2008: 1945:Alvarezsauridae 1939: 1864: 1852: 1788: 1775: 1746: 1726: 1699: 1693:Avemetatarsalia 1678:Avemetatarsalia 1668: 1624: 1623: 1613: 1608: 1537: 1522: 1519: 1517:Further reading 1514: 1458: 1457: 1453: 1399: 1398: 1394: 1389: 1385: 1371: 1370: 1363: 1319: 1314: 1313: 1309: 1272: 1271: 1267: 1215: 1214: 1210: 1178: 1177: 1170: 1130: 1129: 1122: 1107:(74): 367–368. 1094: 1089: 1088: 1084: 1044: 1043: 1039: 999: 998: 994: 987: 970: 969: 960: 934: 933: 929: 918: 914: 904: 900: 896: 878: 873: 871: 868: 803:Luis M. Chiappe 781:as described a 751: 705:Dromaeosauridae 693:dromaeosaurines 654:deinonychosaurs 589: 574:ontogenetically 441: 368:8656) found by 350:Late Cretaceous 294: 277: 248: 240: 144: 119: 117: 116: 111: 106: 101: 96: 91: 86: 81: 76: 71: 66: 61: 50: 49: 42:Late Cretaceous 38: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4877: 4875: 4867: 4866: 4861: 4856: 4851: 4846: 4841: 4836: 4831: 4826: 4821: 4816: 4811: 4801: 4800: 4794: 4793: 4791: 4790: 4777: 4764: 4751: 4738: 4725: 4710: 4694: 4692: 4686: 4685: 4680: 4671: 4670: 4668: 4667: 4657: 4652: 4647: 4642: 4637: 4632: 4627: 4625:Archaeornithes 4620: 4617: 4616: 4613: 4612: 4598: 4596: 4593: 4592: 4589: 4588: 4586: 4585: 4578: 4571: 4567:Protopelicanus 4563: 4556: 4548: 4541: 4534: 4531:Osteodontornis 4527: 4520: 4513: 4505: 4498: 4491: 4483: 4476: 4469: 4462: 4455: 4447: 4445: 4436: 4435: 4433: 4432: 4428:Dromornithidae 4424: 4417: 4408: 4406: 4397: 4396: 4394: 4393: 4386: 4379: 4372: 4364: 4362: 4360:Dromornithidae 4353: 4352: 4350: 4349: 4338: 4335:Perplexicervix 4328: 4317: 4311: 4308:Incertae sedis 4303: 4302: 4299: 4298: 4295: 4294: 4292: 4291: 4290: 4289: 4287:Pangalliformes 4280: 4278: 4276:Pangalliformes 4272: 4271: 4269: 4268: 4267: 4266: 4257: 4255: 4246: 4240: 4239: 4237: 4236: 4228: 4222: 4216: 4215: 4213: 4212: 4211: 4210: 4201: 4199: 4189: 4188: 4183: 4176: 4175: 4172: 4171: 4159: 4157: 4154: 4153: 4150: 4149: 4146: 4145: 4143: 4142: 4141: 4140: 4134: 4132: 4126: 4125: 4123: 4122: 4114: 4107: 4099: 4097: 4088: 4087: 4085: 4084: 4077: 4070: 4062: 4054: 4045: 4043: 4034: 4033: 4030: 4029: 4027: 4026: 4019: 4012: 4005: 3998: 3990: 3988: 3982: 3981: 3979: 3978: 3971: 3964: 3957: 3950: 3943: 3936: 3928: 3922: 3920:Hesperornithes 3913: 3912: 3910: 3909: 3902: 3894: 3892: 3890:Ichthyornithes 3883: 3882: 3880: 3879: 3869: 3859: 3849: 3839: 3829: 3819: 3809: 3799: 3787: 3781: 3776: 3773: 3772: 3769: 3768: 3766: 3765: 3758: 3755:Similiyanornis 3751: 3743: 3741: 3732: 3731: 3729: 3728: 3720: 3712: 3705: 3697: 3688: 3686: 3677: 3676: 3674: 3673: 3666: 3659: 3652: 3645: 3637: 3635: 3626: 3625: 3623: 3622: 3614: 3606: 3598: 3596: 3594:Ambiortiformes 3587: 3586: 3584: 3583: 3576: 3568: 3560: 3558: 3549: 3548: 3546: 3545: 3538: 3530: 3528: 3519: 3518: 3516: 3515: 3512:Zhongjianornis 3505: 3495: 3485: 3474: 3464: 3454: 3444: 3434: 3424: 3414: 3404: 3401:Jianchangornis 3394: 3384: 3374: 3364: 3353: 3343: 3333: 3323: 3313: 3303: 3293: 3283: 3273: 3262: 3252: 3247: 3240: 3239: 3234: 3227: 3226: 3223: 3222: 3201: 3199: 3196: 3195: 3192: 3191: 3188: 3187: 3184: 3183: 3180: 3179: 3177: 3176: 3175: 3174: 3168: 3166: 3160: 3159: 3157: 3156: 3155: 3154: 3152:Enantiornithes 3145: 3143: 3141:Enantiornithes 3131: 3125: 3124: 3122: 3121: 3114: 3107: 3099: 3097: 3088: 3087: 3085: 3084: 3077: 3070: 3067:Confuciusornis 3063: 3055: 3053: 3044: 3043: 3041: 3040: 3033: 3030:Omnivoropteryx 3025: 3023: 3013: 3012: 3010: 3009: 2996: 2990: 2985: 2982: 2981: 2978: 2977: 2975: 2974: 2967: 2960: 2952: 2945: 2936: 2934: 2925: 2924: 2922: 2921: 2910: 2899: 2888: 2878: 2868: 2857: 2847: 2837: 2826: 2815: 2804: 2794: 2789: 2786: 2785: 2782: 2781: 2779: 2778: 2777: 2776: 2767: 2765: 2756: 2755: 2753: 2752: 2751: 2750: 2741: 2739: 2730: 2729: 2727: 2726: 2718: 2711: 2704: 2695: 2693: 2684: 2683: 2681: 2680: 2673: 2666: 2659: 2652: 2645: 2637: 2630: 2623: 2616: 2609: 2601: 2599: 2590: 2589: 2587: 2586: 2579: 2572: 2565: 2557: 2555: 2545: 2544: 2542: 2541: 2531: 2528:Pneumatoraptor 2521: 2510: 2499: 2489: 2484: 2477: 2476: 2471: 2464: 2463: 2460: 2459: 2440: 2438: 2435: 2434: 2431: 2430: 2427: 2426: 2423: 2422: 2420: 2419: 2418: 2417: 2411: 2409: 2403: 2402: 2400: 2399: 2398: 2397: 2388: 2386: 2374: 2368: 2367: 2364: 2363: 2360: 2359: 2357: 2356: 2349: 2342: 2335: 2328: 2325:Neimongosaurus 2321: 2314: 2307: 2299: 2297: 2291: 2290: 2288: 2287: 2280: 2273: 2266: 2259: 2251: 2245: 2239: 2238: 2236: 2235: 2228: 2221: 2213: 2206: 2197: 2191: 2178: 2177: 2174: 2173: 2170: 2169: 2166: 2165: 2163: 2162: 2155: 2148: 2141: 2133: 2131: 2125: 2124: 2122: 2121: 2114: 2107: 2099: 2097: 2091: 2090: 2088: 2087: 2084:Trierarchuncus 2080: 2073: 2066: 2059: 2052: 2044: 2037: 2030: 2022: 2016: 2010: 2009: 2007: 2006: 1998: 1991: 1984: 1980:Bonapartenykus 1976: 1969: 1962: 1953: 1947: 1941: 1940: 1938: 1937: 1930: 1922: 1919:Shishugounykus 1915: 1908: 1901: 1898:Bonapartenykus 1894: 1887: 1879: 1871: 1865: 1857: 1854: 1853: 1851: 1850: 1839: 1829: 1818: 1807: 1795: 1789: 1784: 1777: 1776: 1771: 1764: 1763: 1760: 1759: 1756: 1755: 1752: 1751: 1748: 1747: 1745: 1744: 1743: 1742: 1736: 1734: 1728: 1727: 1725: 1724: 1723: 1722: 1713: 1707: 1701: 1700: 1698: 1697: 1696: 1695: 1686: 1680: 1670: 1669: 1665: 1664: 1655: 1646: 1637: 1631: 1622: 1615: 1614: 1609: 1607: 1606: 1599: 1592: 1584: 1578: 1577: 1551:(4): 712–722. 1535: 1533:(20): 41A–42A. 1518: 1515: 1513: 1512: 1451: 1392: 1383: 1361: 1307: 1286:(3545): 1–51. 1265: 1208: 1189:(4): 664–675. 1168: 1120: 1082: 1037: 992: 985: 958: 947:(2): 324–332. 927: 912: 897: 895: 892: 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2615: 2614: 2610: 2608: 2607: 2603: 2602: 2600: 2598: 2591: 2585: 2584: 2580: 2578: 2577: 2573: 2571: 2570: 2569:Epidexipteryx 2566: 2564: 2563: 2559: 2558: 2556: 2553: 2546: 2540: 2539: 2532: 2530: 2529: 2522: 2519: 2518: 2511: 2509: 2508: 2501: 2500: 2497: 2493: 2490: 2487: 2482: 2478: 2474: 2469: 2465: 2456: 2452: 2450: 2444: 2415: 2414: 2413: 2412: 2410: 2408: 2404: 2396: 2392: 2391: 2390: 2389: 2387: 2385: 2378: 2375: 2373: 2369: 2355: 2354: 2350: 2348: 2347: 2343: 2341: 2340: 2336: 2334: 2333: 2329: 2327: 2326: 2322: 2320: 2319: 2315: 2313: 2312: 2308: 2306: 2305: 2301: 2300: 2298: 2296: 2292: 2286: 2285: 2281: 2279: 2278: 2274: 2272: 2271: 2267: 2265: 2264: 2263:Beipiaosaurus 2260: 2258: 2257: 2253: 2252: 2249: 2246: 2244: 2240: 2234: 2233: 2229: 2227: 2226: 2222: 2219: 2218: 2214: 2212: 2211: 2207: 2204: 2203: 2199: 2198: 2195: 2192: 2190: 2183: 2179: 2161: 2160: 2156: 2154: 2153: 2149: 2147: 2146: 2142: 2140: 2139: 2135: 2134: 2132: 2130: 2126: 2120: 2119: 2115: 2113: 2112: 2108: 2106: 2105: 2101: 2100: 2098: 2096: 2092: 2086: 2085: 2081: 2079: 2078: 2074: 2072: 2071: 2067: 2065: 2064: 2060: 2058: 2057: 2053: 2050: 2049: 2045: 2043: 2042: 2038: 2036: 2035: 2031: 2029: 2028: 2024: 2023: 2020: 2017: 2015: 2011: 2004: 2003: 1999: 1997: 1996: 1995:Heptasteornis 1992: 1990: 1989: 1985: 1982: 1981: 1977: 1975: 1974: 1973:Alvarezsaurus 1970: 1968: 1967: 1963: 1960: 1959: 1958:Achillesaurus 1955: 1954: 1951: 1948: 1946: 1942: 1936: 1935: 1931: 1928: 1927: 1923: 1921: 1920: 1916: 1914: 1913: 1909: 1907: 1906: 1902: 1900: 1899: 1895: 1893: 1892: 1888: 1885: 1884: 1880: 1878: 1877: 1876:Achillesaurus 1873: 1872: 1869: 1866: 1863: 1855: 1848: 1847: 1840: 1838: 1837: 1830: 1827: 1826: 1819: 1816: 1815: 1808: 1805: 1804: 1797: 1796: 1793: 1790: 1787: 1782: 1778: 1774: 1769: 1765: 1740: 1739: 1738: 1737: 1735: 1733: 1729: 1721: 1717: 1716: 1715: 1714: 1711: 1708: 1706: 1702: 1694: 1690: 1689: 1688: 1687: 1684: 1681: 1679: 1675: 1671: 1663: 1659: 1656: 1654: 1650: 1647: 1645: 1641: 1638: 1636: 1632: 1630: 1626: 1625: 1620: 1616: 1612: 1605: 1600: 1598: 1593: 1591: 1586: 1585: 1582: 1574: 1570: 1566: 1562: 1558: 1554: 1550: 1546: 1542: 1536: 1532: 1528: 1527: 1521: 1520: 1516: 1508: 1504: 1500: 1496: 1491: 1486: 1482: 1478: 1474: 1470: 1466: 1462: 1455: 1452: 1447: 1443: 1438: 1433: 1429: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1411: 1407: 1403: 1396: 1393: 1387: 1384: 1379: 1375: 1368: 1366: 1362: 1357: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1339: 1335: 1331: 1327: 1326: 1318: 1311: 1308: 1302: 1297: 1293: 1289: 1285: 1284: 1279: 1275: 1269: 1266: 1262: 1257: 1253: 1249: 1245: 1241: 1237: 1233: 1229: 1225: 1221: 1220: 1212: 1209: 1204: 1200: 1196: 1192: 1188: 1184: 1183: 1175: 1173: 1169: 1164: 1160: 1155: 1150: 1146: 1142: 1138: 1136: 1127: 1125: 1121: 1115: 1110: 1106: 1102: 1101: 1093: 1086: 1083: 1078: 1074: 1070: 1066: 1062: 1058: 1055:(5361): 179. 1054: 1050: 1049: 1041: 1038: 1033: 1029: 1025: 1021: 1017: 1013: 1009: 1005: 1004: 996: 993: 988: 982: 978: 974: 967: 965: 963: 959: 954: 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301: 297: 292: 289: 285: 282: 276: 275: 267: 264: 260: 255: 252: 247: 246: 239: 236: 235: 232: 229: 226: 223: 222: 219: 216: 213: 210: 209: 206: 203: 200: 197: 196: 193: 190: 187: 184: 183: 180: 177: 174: 173: 170: 167: 164: 163: 160: 157: 154: 153: 148: 143: 139: 136: 131: 127: 122: 115: 110: 105: 100: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 65: 60: 54: 51:72.1–66  47: 46:Maastrichtian 43: 37: 33: 30: 19: 4689: 4655:Unenlagiidae 4580: 4573: 4565: 4558: 4550: 4543: 4536: 4529: 4522: 4517:Odontopteryx 4515: 4507: 4500: 4493: 4485: 4478: 4471: 4464: 4457: 4450: 4426: 4419: 4411: 4388: 4381: 4374: 4367: 4343: 4333: 4323: 4306: 4244:Galloanserae 4231: 4118:Lamarqueavis 4116: 4111:Cimolopteryx 4109: 4102: 4079: 4072: 4064: 4056: 4050:Australornis 4048: 4021: 4014: 4007: 4000: 3993: 3973: 3968:Pasquiaornis 3966: 3959: 3952: 3945: 3938: 3931: 3904: 3897: 3874: 3864: 3854: 3844: 3834: 3824: 3814: 3804: 3793: 3760: 3753: 3746: 3722: 3714: 3707: 3701:Piscivoravis 3699: 3691: 3668: 3661: 3654: 3647: 3640: 3616: 3608: 3601: 3580:Patagopteryx 3578: 3570: 3563: 3540: 3533: 3510: 3500: 3492:Xinghaiornis 3490: 3479: 3469: 3459: 3449: 3441:Khinganornis 3439: 3429: 3419: 3411:Jiuquanornis 3409: 3399: 3389: 3379: 3369: 3360:Gargantuavis 3358: 3348: 3338: 3328: 3318: 3308: 3300:Changmaornis 3298: 3288: 3278: 3268: 3207: 3118:Jinguofortis 3116: 3109: 3102: 3079: 3072: 3065: 3058: 3035: 3028: 3002: 2971:Neimengornis 2969: 2962: 2956:Jixiangornis 2954: 2947: 2941:Dalianraptor 2939: 2915: 2904: 2893: 2883: 2875:Yandangornis 2873: 2863: 2862: 2852: 2842: 2831: 2820: 2810: 2774:Troodontidae 2763:Troodontidae 2720: 2715:Wellnhoferia 2713: 2706: 2698: 2675: 2668: 2661: 2654: 2647: 2639: 2632: 2627:Eosinopteryx 2625: 2618: 2611: 2604: 2581: 2574: 2567: 2560: 2537: 2536: 2526: 2517:Palaeopteryx 2515: 2505: 2446: 2372:Pennaraptora 2351: 2344: 2337: 2332:Nothronychus 2330: 2323: 2316: 2311:Erlikosaurus 2309: 2304:Erliansaurus 2302: 2284:Suzhousaurus 2282: 2277:Martharaptor 2275: 2270:Enigmosaurus 2268: 2261: 2254: 2230: 2223: 2217:Fukuivenator 2215: 2208: 2202:Eshanosaurus 2200: 2157: 2150: 2143: 2138:Albertonykus 2136: 2116: 2109: 2102: 2095:Ceratonykini 2082: 2075: 2068: 2061: 2056:Nemegtonykus 2054: 2046: 2039: 2032: 2025: 2000: 1993: 1986: 1978: 1971: 1964: 1956: 1932: 1926:Tugulusaurus 1924: 1917: 1910: 1905:Haplocheirus 1903: 1896: 1889: 1881: 1874: 1844: 1836:Migmanychion 1834: 1823: 1814:Fukuivenator 1812: 1801: 1657: 1648: 1639: 1548: 1544: 1540: 1530: 1524: 1490:11336/135530 1464: 1460: 1454: 1409: 1405: 1395: 1386: 1377: 1373: 1329: 1323: 1310: 1281: 1274:Norell, M.A. 1268: 1223: 1217: 1211: 1186: 1180: 1154:10.26879/793 1144: 1140: 1134: 1104: 1098: 1085: 1052: 1046: 1040: 1007: 1001: 995: 972: 944: 940: 930: 920: 915: 906: 901: 859: 845: 841: 837: 833: 829: 825: 823: 817: 806: 798: 794: 788: 784:nomen dubium 782: 778: 770: 765: 763: 749:Paleobiology 742: 736: 732: 728: 724: 720:Jixiangornis 718: 712: 708: 696: 690: 685: 681: 677: 673:Buitreraptor 671: 665: 661: 658:Unenlagiinae 649: 647: 642: 632: 628: 627: 622: 599: 598: 582: 577: 566:neural canal 561: 550:Kem Kem Beds 538: 528: 514: 510: 506: 504: 495: 491: 487: 483: 459: 453: 428: 420: 409: 402: 400: 395:Nqwebasaurus 393: 390:dromaesaurid 385: 332: 331: 330: 318: 308: 290: 283: 273: 272: 263:Type species 253: 244: 243: 224: 211: 198: 185: 35: 29: 4714:Wikispecies 4552:Proceriavis 4524:Odontoptila 4480:Gigantornis 4390:Ilbandornis 4325:Asteriornis 4066:Neogaeornis 4016:Hesperornis 3947:Chupkaornis 3899:Ichthyornis 3724:Yixianornis 3670:Tianyuornis 3618:Palintropus 3565:Alamitornis 3451:Meemannavis 3421:Juehuaornis 3340:Eogranivora 3280:Bellulornis 3104:Chongmingia 2854:Overoraptor 2844:Fukuipteryx 2507:Imperobator 2346:Segnosaurus 2111:Ceratonykus 2070:Parvicursor 2041:Khulsanurus 2034:Jaculinykus 2002:Patagonykus 1912:Patagonykus 1846:Yaverlandia 1786:Maniraptora 1773:Maniraptora 1732:Maniraptora 1611:Maniraptora 847:Microraptor 738:Overoraptor 615:quill knobs 558:pleurocoels 458:remains of 433:John Ostrom 4803:Categories 4623:See also: 4545:Pelagornis 4413:Brontornis 4220:Neognathae 4139:see below↓ 4104:Ceramornis 4074:Polarornis 4041:Vegaviidae 4009:Fumicollis 3975:Potamornis 3961:Judinornis 3954:Enaliornis 3778:Ornithurae 3748:Abitusavis 3542:Schizooura 3502:Yumenornis 3461:Platanavis 3431:Kaririavis 3381:Horezmavis 3320:Chaoyangia 3249:Euornithes 3236:Euornithes 3173:see below↓ 3164:Euornithes 3111:Cratonavis 2987:Pygostylia 2964:Kompsornis 2949:Jeholornis 2885:Zhongornis 2812:Alcmonavis 2700:Alcmonavis 2670:Xiaotingia 2663:Serikornis 2606:Anchiornis 2562:Ambopteryx 2416:see below↓ 2256:Alxasaurus 2145:Linhenykus 2129:Mononykini 2118:Xixianykus 2077:Qiupanykus 2063:Ondogurvel 2027:Dzharaonyx 1988:Bradycneme 1966:Alnashetri 1741:see below↓ 1644:Dinosauria 1374:Anchiornis 977:UNSW Press 975:. Sydney: 894:References 860:R. ostromi 856:deltoideus 714:Jeholornis 547:Cenomanian 539:R. ostromi 521:lymantriid 480:titanosaur 456:fossilized 429:R. ostromi 398:in 2000. 362:Madagascar 205:Saurischia 192:Dinosauria 4809:Paravians 4720:Rahonavis 4690:Rahonavis 4650:Sauriurae 4630:Carinatae 4466:Cyphornis 4452:Aequornis 4421:Gastornis 4383:Genyornis 4376:Dromornis 3933:Baptornis 3866:Limenavis 3846:Iaceornis 3836:Guildavis 3826:Gallornis 3816:Cerebavis 3806:Apatornis 3610:Apsaravis 3603:Ambiortus 3572:Kuszholia 3037:Sapeornis 2864:Rahonavis 2656:Pedopenna 2538:Rahonavis 2210:Falcarius 2152:Mononykus 2104:Albinykus 1934:Xiyunykus 1803:Elopteryx 1720:Theropoda 1705:Theropoda 1653:Theropoda 1627:Kingdom: 1507:218913199 1428:2167-8359 1412:: e7247. 1301:2246/5823 1163:221507083 1077:220097569 842:Rahonavis 838:Rahonavis 834:Rahonavis 826:Rahonavis 818:Rahonavis 799:Rahonavis 795:Rahonavis 771:Rahonavis 766:Rahonavis 743:Rahonavis 733:Rahonavis 729:Rahonavis 709:Rahonavis 697:Rahonavis 686:Unenlagia 682:Unenlagia 678:Rahonavis 667:Unenlagia 662:Rahonavis 650:Rahonavis 629:Rahonavis 623:Rahonavis 600:Rahonavis 578:Rahonavis 562:Rahonavis 560:found in 507:Rahonavis 492:Rahonavis 488:Rahonavis 484:Rahonavis 476:Berivotra 460:Rahonavis 403:Rahonavis 401:The name 386:Rahonavis 378:Berivotra 348:from the 333:Rahonavis 286:, 1998a) 245:Rahonavis 218:Theropoda 165:Kingdom: 159:Eukaryota 36:Rahonavis 4734:47446345 4699:Wikidata 4665:Category 4473:Dasornis 4345:Qinornis 4002:Canadaga 3940:Brodavis 3762:Yanornis 3716:Yanornis 3693:Hollanda 3391:Iteravis 3371:Hollanda 3330:Dingavis 3081:Yangavis 3005:Proornis 2649:Ostromia 2613:Aurornis 2159:Shuvuuia 1891:Bannykus 1635:Chordata 1633:Phylum: 1629:Animalia 1499:32468191 1446:31333906 1356:17823350 1256:27078534 1248:16222297 1203:11576813 866:See also 703:than to 470:and the 407:Malagasy 346:theropod 300:Synonyms 179:Chordata 175:Phylum: 169:Animalia 155:Domain: 4773:4946117 4760:1198883 4747:3238980 4705:Q131167 4487:Laornis 4233:Neoaves 4081:Vegavis 3906:Janavis 3481:Wyleyia 2791:Avialae 2620:Caihong 2486:Paraves 2473:Paraves 2407:Paraves 1573:4524040 1553:Bibcode 1469:Bibcode 1437:6626525 1334:Bibcode 1325:Science 1228:Bibcode 1057:Bibcode 1048:Science 1032:9506938 1012:Bibcode 1003:Science 775:chimera 701:Avialae 617:on its 607:Avialae 554:Morocco 293:, 1998b 288:Forster 281:Forster 256:, 1998b 251:Forster 237:Genus: 231:Paraves 4058:Maaqwi 3856:Kookne 3471:Vorona 3350:Gansus 2822:Balaur 1825:Kakuru 1571:  1505:  1497:  1444:  1434:  1426:  1354:  1254:  1246:  1219:Nature 1201:  1161:  1075:  1030:  983:  779:Rahona 639:pelvis 543:Albian 516:Rahona 511:Rahona 412:rahona 344:-like 310:Rahona 291:et al. 284:et al. 254:et al. 4786:64132 4755:IRMNG 1883:Aorun 1658:Clade 1649:Clade 1640:Clade 1569:JSTOR 1503:S2CID 1406:PeerJ 1320:(PDF) 1252:S2CID 1199:S2CID 1159:S2CID 1095:(PDF) 1073:S2CID 725:et al 604:clade 570:genus 524:moths 500:raven 418:Latin 338:genus 336:is a 225:Clade 212:Clade 199:Clade 186:Clade 4742:GBIF 4509:Manu 4285:see 4262:see 4206:see 3150:see 2772:see 2746:see 2393:see 1718:see 1691:see 1495:PMID 1442:PMID 1424:ISSN 1352:PMID 1244:PMID 1028:PMID 981:ISBN 850:, a 717:and 670:and 619:ulna 468:SUNY 454:The 423:avis 342:bird 59:PreꞒ 4729:EoL 2048:Kol 1561:doi 1543:". 1485:hdl 1477:doi 1465:107 1432:PMC 1414:doi 1342:doi 1330:317 1296:hdl 1288:doi 1236:doi 1224:437 1191:doi 1149:doi 1109:doi 1065:doi 1053:280 1020:doi 1008:279 949:doi 852:bat 688:. 552:in 545:to 535:NMC 358:mya 340:of 4805:: 4783:: 4770:: 4757:: 4744:: 4731:: 4716:: 4701:: 2583:Yi 1660:: 1651:: 1642:: 1567:. 1559:. 1549:19 1547:. 1529:. 1501:. 1493:. 1483:. 1475:. 1463:. 1440:. 1430:. 1422:. 1408:. 1404:. 1364:^ 1350:. 1340:. 1328:. 1322:. 1294:. 1280:. 1250:. 1242:. 1234:. 1222:. 1197:. 1187:40 1185:. 1171:^ 1157:. 1145:23 1143:. 1139:. 1123:^ 1103:. 1097:. 1071:. 1063:. 1051:. 1026:. 1018:. 1006:. 979:. 961:^ 945:20 943:. 939:. 862:. 580:. 526:. 502:. 435:. 384:. 380:, 366:UA 227:: 214:: 201:: 188:: 109:Pg 53:Ma 48:) 4570:? 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