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Avialae
Sign in to saveAlso known as Avian dinosaurs, Avialan, Avialans
Avialae ("bird wings") is a clade containing the only living dinosaurs, the birds, and their closest relatives. It is usually defined as all theropod dinosaurs more closely related to birds (Aves) than to deinonychosaurs, though alternative definitions are occasionally used (see below).
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- dinosaur
- Part of
- evolution of birds
- Parent taxon
- Paraves
- Image
- Male mallard flight - natures pics.jpg
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- taxon name
- Avialae
- topic's main category
- Category:Avialans
- Commons category
- Paraves
- start time
- 155000000-
- studied by
- paleontology
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Avialae är en taxonomisk grupp inom paleontologin, som myntades av 1986, och som inkluderar fåglarna (Aves), och dinosauriefamiljen Scansoriopterygidae, som tros vara en systertaxon till fåglarna.
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