Ornithischia

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Ornithischia is a major clade of primarily herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaurs that includes groups such as stegosaurs, ankylosaurs, and ceratopsians.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ornithischia canonical 30
Thyreophora 8
Neornithischia 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dinosaur clade ⓘ
taxonomic group ⓘ
characteristicTrait beak-like rhamphotheca in many taxa ⓘ
bipedal or quadrupedal posture ⓘ
cheek-like structures for food retention (inferred) ⓘ
leaf-shaped cheek teeth adapted for grinding plants ⓘ
ossified tendons along vertebrae in many forms ⓘ
predentary bone in lower jaw ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
containsGroup Ankylosauria ⓘ
linked to: Nodosauridae

Cerapoda ⓘ
Ceratopsia ⓘ
Heterodontosauridae ⓘ
Marginocephalia ⓘ
linked to: Ceratopsidae

Neornithischia ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia

Ornithopoda ⓘ
Pachycephalosauria ⓘ
Stegosauria ⓘ
Thyreophora ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
diet primarily herbivorous ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Saurischia by pelvis morphology ⓘ
ecologicalRole primary herbivores in Mesozoic ecosystems ⓘ
etymology derived from Greek for "bird-hipped" ⓘ
extinctionEvent Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ⓘ
fossilDistribution global ⓘ
higherGroup Avemetatarsalia ⓘ
hipStructure bird-like pelvis ⓘ
includesFamousTaxon Ankylosaurus ⓘ
Iguanodon ⓘ
Pachycephalosaurus ⓘ
Parasaurolophus ⓘ
Stegosaurus ⓘ
Triceratops ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion bipedal in early forms ⓘ
facultatively quadrupedal in many ornithopods ⓘ
obligately quadrupedal in many thyreophorans ⓘ
namedBy Harry Govier Seeley ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
pubisOrientation backward-pointing pubis ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
sisterGroup Saurischia ⓘ
subclass Ornithodira ⓘ
superorder Dinosauria ⓘ
taxonomicRank clade ⓘ
temporalRange Cretaceous ⓘ
Jurassic ⓘ
Late Triassic ⓘ
yearDescribed 1887 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (44)

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

Theropoda → relatedTo → Ornithischia ⓘ
Dinosauria → hasSubdivision → Ornithischia ⓘ
Saurischia → sisterClade → Ornithischia ⓘ
Triceratops → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Othnielosaurus → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Othnielosaurus → clade → Neornithischia ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Stegosaurus → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Stegosaurus → suborder → Thyreophora ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Iguanodon → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Dryosaurus → clade → Neornithischia ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Dryosaurus → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Thescelosaurus neglectus → clade → Ornithischia ⓘ
Thescelosaurus neglectus → clade → Neornithischia ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Leptoceratops gracilis → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Edmontosaurus annectens → clade → Ornithischia ⓘ
Denversaurus → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Denversaurus → suborder → Thyreophora ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Nodosauridae → parentTaxon → Thyreophora ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Ornithischia → containsGroup → Thyreophora ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Ornithischia → containsGroup → Neornithischia ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Saltasauridae → parentTaxon → Ornithischia ⓘ
Hadrosauridae → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Hadrosauridae → clade → Neornithischia ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Ceratopsia → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Camptosaurus → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Monoclonius → clade → Ornithischia ⓘ
Harry Seeley → proposedClassification → Ornithischia ⓘ
Hylaeosaurus → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Hylaeosaurus → suborder → Thyreophora ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Corythosaurus → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Ankylosaurus → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Ankylosaurus → suborder → Thyreophora ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Protoceratops → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Leaellynasaura → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Muttaburrasaurus → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Ceratopsidae → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Hypsilophodontidae → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Hypsilophodontidae → memberOf → Ornithischia ⓘ
Othnielia → order → Ornithischia ⓘ
Othnielia → clade → Neornithischia ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Stegosauria → subclassOf → Thyreophora ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia
Stegosauria → subclassOf → Ornithischia ⓘ
Stegosauria → belongsToClade → Thyreophora ⓘ
linked to: Ornithischia