Hesperornis

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Translingual

†Hesperornis regalis fossil

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos, “western”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Proper noun

†Hesperornis m

A taxonomic genus within the family †Hesperornithidae – flightless aquatic birds of the first half of the Campanian age.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Avebrevicauda, Pygostylia, Ornithothoraces, Ornithuromorpha, Carinatae, Ornithurae - clades; †Hesperornithiformes - order; †Hesperornithidae - family; †Hesperornithinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): †Hesperornis regalis - type species

References

Hesperornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hesperornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hesperornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Hesperornis at Paleobiology Database

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