Avialae

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf clade
gptkbp:characteristic lightweight skeleton
flight feathers
beak (in some members)
toothed jaws (in early members)
gptkbp:clade gptkb:Avialae
gptkbp:class gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:containsGenus gptkb:Aves
gptkb:Archaeopteryx
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Jacques_Gauthier
gptkbp:definitionYear 1986
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature backward-pointing pubis
enlarged sternum
feathered wings adapted for flight
reduced tail
gptkbp:evolutionarySignificance includes all birds and their closest extinct relatives
gptkbp:extantSpecies Aves (modern birds)
gptkbp:extinctMembers gptkb:Ichthyornis
gptkb:Archaeopteryx
gptkb:Confuciusornis
gptkb:Enantiornithes
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Late_Jurassic
gptkbp:fossilRange Late Jurassic – Recent
gptkbp:habitat varied, including terrestrial and aerial environments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Avialae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Ichthyornis
gptkb:Archaeopteryx
gptkb:Confuciusornis
gptkb:Enantiornithes
modern birds
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Liaoning,_China
gptkb:Solnhofen,_Germany
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Paraves
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Aves
gptkb:Theropoda
gptkb:Archaeopteryx
gptkb:Paraves
gptkb:Maniraptora
gptkbp:reproduction egg-laying
gptkbp:sisterGroup gptkb:Deinonychosauria
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Avialae
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Dinosauria
gptkbp:taxonRank clade
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Archaeopteryx_lithographica
gptkbp:分布地区 global (modern birds)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Theropod_dinosaurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5