Ornithischia

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Ornithischia is a major clade of primarily herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaurs that includes groups such as stegosaurs, ankylosaurs, and ceratopsians.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ornithischia canonical 30
Thyreophora 8
Neornithischia 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dinosaur clade
taxonomic group
characteristicTrait beak-like rhamphotheca in many taxa
bipedal or quadrupedal posture
cheek-like structures for food retention (inferred)
leaf-shaped cheek teeth adapted for grinding plants
ossified tendons along vertebrae in many forms
predentary bone in lower jaw
class Reptilia
containsGroup Ankylosauria
linked to: Nodosauridae

Cerapoda
Ceratopsia
Heterodontosauridae
Marginocephalia
linked to: Ceratopsidae

Neornithischia
linked to: Ornithischia

Ornithopoda
Pachycephalosauria
Stegosauria
Thyreophora
linked to: Ornithischia
diet primarily herbivorous
distinguishedFrom Saurischia by pelvis morphology
ecologicalRole primary herbivores in Mesozoic ecosystems
etymology derived from Greek for "bird-hipped"
extinctionEvent Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
fossilDistribution global
higherGroup Avemetatarsalia
hipStructure bird-like pelvis
includesFamousTaxon Ankylosaurus
Iguanodon
Pachycephalosaurus
Parasaurolophus
Stegosaurus
Triceratops
kingdom Animalia
locomotion bipedal in early forms
facultatively quadrupedal in many ornithopods
obligately quadrupedal in many thyreophorans
namedBy Harry Govier Seeley
phylum Chordata
pubisOrientation backward-pointing pubis
reproduction oviparous
sisterGroup Saurischia
subclass Ornithodira
superorder Dinosauria
taxonomicRank clade
temporalRange Cretaceous
Jurassic
Late Triassic
yearDescribed 1887

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theropoda relatedTo Ornithischia
Dinosauria hasSubdivision Ornithischia
Saurischia sisterClade Ornithischia
Triceratops order Ornithischia
Othnielosaurus order Ornithischia
Othnielosaurus clade Neornithischia
linked to: Ornithischia
Stegosaurus order Ornithischia
Stegosaurus suborder Thyreophora
linked to: Ornithischia
Iguanodon order Ornithischia
Dryosaurus clade Neornithischia
linked to: Ornithischia
Dryosaurus order Ornithischia
Thescelosaurus neglectus clade Ornithischia
Thescelosaurus neglectus clade Neornithischia
linked to: Ornithischia
Leptoceratops gracilis order Ornithischia
Edmontosaurus annectens clade Ornithischia
Denversaurus order Ornithischia
Denversaurus suborder Thyreophora
linked to: Ornithischia
Nodosauridae parentTaxon Thyreophora
linked to: Ornithischia
Ornithischia containsGroup Thyreophora
linked to: Ornithischia
Ornithischia containsGroup Neornithischia
linked to: Ornithischia
Saltasauridae parentTaxon Ornithischia
Hadrosauridae order Ornithischia
Hadrosauridae clade Neornithischia
linked to: Ornithischia
Ceratopsia order Ornithischia
Camptosaurus order Ornithischia
Monoclonius clade Ornithischia
Harry Seeley proposedClassification Ornithischia
Hylaeosaurus order Ornithischia
Hylaeosaurus suborder Thyreophora
linked to: Ornithischia
Corythosaurus order Ornithischia
Ankylosaurus order Ornithischia
Ankylosaurus suborder Thyreophora
linked to: Ornithischia
Protoceratops order Ornithischia
Leaellynasaura order Ornithischia
Muttaburrasaurus order Ornithischia
Ceratopsidae order Ornithischia
Hypsilophodontidae order Ornithischia
Hypsilophodontidae memberOf Ornithischia
Othnielia order Ornithischia
Othnielia clade Neornithischia
linked to: Ornithischia
Stegosauria subclassOf Thyreophora
linked to: Ornithischia
Stegosauria subclassOf Ornithischia
Stegosauria belongsToClade Thyreophora
linked to: Ornithischia