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Patagopterygiformes
Extinct clade of dinosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patagopterygiformes is an extinct group of large terrestrial ornithuromorph dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of South America. It contains at most three genera: Patagopteryx, Alamitornis[1] and possibly Kuszholia.[2]
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Patagopterygiforms | |
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Skeleton restoration of Patagopteryx deferrariisi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Avialae |
Clade: | Euornithes |
Clade: | †Patagopterygiformes Alvarenga & Bonaparte 1992 |
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