Pronunciation: pen-o-RAP-tor-uh
Authors: Foth, Tischlinger and Rauhut
Year: 2014
Meaning: Contour-feathered robbers (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: None known
Definition:
The clade including Oviraptor philoceratops, Deinonychus antirrhopus and Passer
domesticus, and all descendants of their most recent common ancestor.
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Etymology
Pennoraptora is derived from the Latin "penna" (contour feather) and "raptor" (robber), named for the "feathery" coating of its members.
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References
• Foth C, Tischlinger H and Rauhut OWM (2014)
"New specimen of Archaeopteryx provides insights into the evolution of
pennaceous feathers". Nature, 511: 79–82.
