Biology:Patagopterygiformes
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Short description: Extinct clade of dinosaurs
| Patagopterygiforms | |
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| Skeleton restoration of Patagopteryx deferrariisi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | Euornithes |
| Clade: | †Patagopterygiformes Alvarenga & Bonaparte 1992 |
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Patagopterygiformes is an extinct group of large terrestrial ornithuromorphs from the Late Cretaceous of South America. It contains at most three genera: Patagopteryx, Alamitornis[1] and possibly Kuszholia.[2]
References
- ↑ Federico L. Agnolin and Agustín G. Martinelli (2009). "Fossil birds from the Late Cretaceous Los Alamitos Formation, Río Negro Province, Argentina". Journal of South American Earth Sciences (Elsevier) 27 (1): 42–49. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2008.09.003. ISSN 0895-9811. OCLC 263598913.
- ↑ Michael J. Benton, ed (2000). The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge University Press. p. 552. ISBN 0-521-55476-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=NzVGpo3M998C&pg=PA552.
Wikidata ☰ Q7144165 entry
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