Meaning of enantiornithine | Babel Free

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Any of an extinct group of protobirds of the Enantiornithes.

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“The enantiornithines were rather diverse in form⟳ and size, so it is not clear if Junornis was typical or unusual but it does mean⟳ that this form⟳ of flight was one of a number⟳ being explored by early birds.”

“The lineage that led to all living birds is known as the ornithuromorphs. But it was the other branch, called the enantiornithines, that dominated the skies for tens of millions of years.”

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