Paraves

E510822
clade

Paraves is a clade of feathered theropod dinosaurs that includes birds and their closest non-avian relatives, such as dromaeosaurids and troodontids.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Maniraptora 2
Coelurosauria 1
Deinonychosauria 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clade ⓘ
characterizedBy asymmetrical flight feathers in many members ⓘ
avian-style feathers in many taxa ⓘ
elongated forelimbs ⓘ
enlarged sickle-shaped second toe in many non-avian members ⓘ
feathers ⓘ
lightly built skeletons ⓘ
reduced tail length in many derived forms ⓘ
semilunate carpal bone ⓘ
containsExtantTaxa modern birds ⓘ
yes ⓘ
containsExtinctTaxa yes ⓘ
definedAs clade including all taxa closer to birds than to oviraptorosaurs or other non-paravian maniraptorans ⓘ
etymology from Latin "par" (near) and "aves" (birds) ⓘ
evolutionarySignificance includes origin of birds ⓘ
key group in evolution of flight ⓘ
firstAppearance Late Jurassic ⓘ
fossilRecordRegions Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMember birds ⓘ
dromaeosaurids ⓘ
non-avian feathered theropods ⓘ
troodontids ⓘ
higherClassification Archosauria ⓘ
Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sauropsida NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesTaxon Anchiornithidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Archaeopteryx NERFINISHED ⓘ
Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ
Avialae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deinonychosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dromaeosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eumaniraptora NERFINISHED ⓘ
Microraptoria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Troodontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Unenlagiinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedBy Paul Sereno NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon Coelurosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dinosauria ⓘ
Maniraptora NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Theropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank clade ⓘ
temporalRange Late Jurassic to present ⓘ
yearNamed 1997 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Velociraptor → higherClassification → Paraves ⓘ
Archaeopteryx lithographica → clade → Paraves ⓘ
Archaeopteryx lithographica → clade → Paraves ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maniraptora
Tetanurae → includesTaxon → Paraves ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maniraptora
Avetheropoda → includes → Paraves ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coelurosauria
Dromaeosauridae → parentTaxon → Paraves ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deinonychosauria
Dromaeosauridae → parentTaxon → Paraves ⓘ
Troodon → belongsToClade → Paraves ⓘ
Dakotaraptor steini → clade → Paraves ⓘ
Acheroraptor temertyorum → clade → Paraves ⓘ