Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Neotheropoda
Averostra
Tetanurae
Avetheropoda
Coelurosauria
Tyrannoraptora
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Pronunciation: man-ih-rap-tor-ruh
Author: Gauthier
Year: 1986
Meaning: Hand snatchers (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: Metornithes (Perle et al. 1993)
Author: Gauthier
Year: 1986
Meaning: Hand snatchers (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: Metornithes (Perle et al. 1993)
[Sereno, 2005]Definition
The most inclusive clade containing Passer domesticus (House Sparrow) but not Ornithomimus velox.
About
The group which includes the birds and all dinosaurs that were more closely related to them than to Ornithomimus (the "bird mimic"). Click here to search Dinochecker for Maniraptora.
Etymology
Maniraptora is derived from the Latin "manus" (hand), "raptor" (plunderer, snatcher, robber or thief), and "-a" (plural).
Relationships
References
• Gauthier JA (1986) "Saurischian monophyly and the origin of birds. In Padian (ed.) "The Origin of Birds and the Evolution of Flight". Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences, 8: 1-55.
• Holtz TR and Osmólska H (2004) "Saurischia." In Weishampel, Dodson and Osmólska (eds.) "The Dinosauria: Second Edition".
• Qin Z, Liao CC, Benton MJ and Rayfield EJ (2023) "Functional space analyses reveal the function and evolution of the most bizarre theropod manual unguals".
Communications Biology, 6(181).
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04552-4.
