hesperornithiforms

A form of hesperornithiform — Any of the clade †Hesperornithes of extinct toothed birds.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of hesperornithiform

    The identification of Fumicollis highlights once again the significant diversity of hesperornithiforms that existed in the Late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway.

    2015 November 19, “Identification of a New Hesperornithiform from the Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk and Implications for Ecologic Diversity among Early Diving Birds”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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