Patagopterygiformes
Patagopterygiformes is a group of extinct large Cretaceous terrestrial birds from South America. It contains at most three genera: Patagopteryx, Alamitornis[1] and Kuszholia.[2]
| Patagopterygiformes | |
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| Skeleton restoration of Patagopteryx deferrariisi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Euornithes |
| Clade: | †Patagopterygiformes Alvarenga & Bonaparte 1992 |
| Subgroups | |
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; Mikhail A. Shishkin; David M. Unwin; Evgenii N. Kurochkin, eds. (2000). The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge University Press. p. 552. ISBN 0-521-55476-4.
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