Ornithopoda
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Seven archetypal ornithopods (top to bottom): Corythosaurus casuarius
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Scientific classification ![]() | |||
Domain: | Eukaryota | ||
Kingdom: | Animalia | ||
Phylum: | Chordata | ||
Clade: | Dinosauria | ||
Clade: | †Ornithischia | ||
Clade: | † Cerapoda
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Clade: | †Ornithopoda Marsh, 1881 | ||
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Synonyms[1] | |||
Ornithopoda (
History of research
In 1870,
Description
Ornithopoda means "bird feet", from the
The early ornithopods were only about 1 metre (3 feet) long, but probably very fast. They had a stiff tail, like the
Later ornithopods became larger, but never rivalled the incredible size of the long-necked, long-tailed
Classification
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Iguanodontian_Sizes.svg/220px-Iguanodontian_Sizes.svg.png)
Historically, most indeterminate ornithischian
Taxonomy
Ornithopoda is usually given the rank of Suborder, within the order Ornithischia. While ranked taxonomy has largely fallen out of favour among dinosaur paleontologists, some researchers have continued to employ such a classification, though sources have differed on what its rank should be. Benton (2004) placed it as an infraorder within the suborder
Iguanodontia is often listed as an infraorder within a suborder Ornithopoda, though Benton (2004) lists Ornithopoda as an infraorder and does not rank Iguanodontia. Traditionally, iguanodontians were grouped into the superfamily Iguanodontoidea and family
Phylogeny
In 2021, Ornithopoda was given a formal definition under the
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References
- ^ PMID 34966571.
- ^ "Ornithopoda". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
- ^ "ornithopod". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021.
- ^ "ornithopod". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
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- doi:10.1144/gsl.jgs.1870.026.01-02.09 – via Wikisource.
- ^ S2CID 130836648.
- ^ Marsh, Othniel C. (1885). "Names of extinct reptiles" (PDF). American Journal of Science. 29: 169.
- ^ Colbert, Edwin H. (Edwin Harris); Knight, Charles Robert (1951). The dinosaur book: the ruling reptiles and their relatives. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 152.
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- ^ Calvo, J. O.; Porfiri, J. D.; Novas, F. E. (2007). "Discovery of a new ornithopod dinosaur from the Portezuelo Formation (Upper Cretaceous), Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina". Arquivos do Museu Nacional. 65 (4): 471–483.
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- S2CID 53407321.
- ^ Sereno, Paul (2005). "Iguanodontia". TaxonSearch. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ S2CID 90008574.
External links
- GEOL 104 dinosaurs: a Natural history, ornithopoda: beaks, bills & crests, by Thomas R. Holtz Jr.