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Record 1 2002-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Evolution (Biology)
DEF

A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure (especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and birds.

CONT

In Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution (1870), Huxley notes that investigations of the "extinct reptilian forms of the Ornithoscelida (or Dinosauria and Compsognatha) have brought to light the existence of intercalary forms between what have hitherto been always regarded as very distinct classes of the vertebrate sub-kingdom, namely Reptilia and Aves.

OBS

Ornithoscelida: term rarely used in the singular (Ornithoscelidan).

Key term(s)
  • Ornithoscelidan

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Évolution (Biologie)
OBS

Ancien nom des dinosauriens (Huxley).

OBS

ornithoscélides : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (ornithoscélide).

Key term(s)
  • ornithoscélide

Spanish

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