subclass Archaeornithes

Definitions of subclass Archaeornithes
  1. noun
    primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
    synonyms: Archaeornithes
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    class
    (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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