Paravian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pəˈɹeɪviən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Paravian is a noun meaning Any birdlike dinosaur of the clade Paraves, dinosaurs more closely related to birds than to oviraptorosaurs.
Meaning
Any birdlike dinosaur of the clade Paraves, dinosaurs more closely related to birds than to oviraptorosaurs.
Example Sentences
We note that the difference forelimb:hindlimb ratio is within the range of intraspecific variation in two paravian taxa known from multiple specimens, Microraptor 17 and Archaeopteryx 19 20, and is therefore not likely to be a clearly distinguishing feature between Tianyuraptor and Zhanyuanlong .
Word Forms
- paravians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ornithodiran, nonornithodiran, neoavian, neornithischian, ornithomimosaurian, ornithomimosaur.
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