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Avialae
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Also 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).

Museum specimens

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131
Collections
UAM
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
dinosaur
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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