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ibero-mesornis

/aɪˈbɪə.rəʊ ˈmɛs.ɔː.nɪs/

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noun

/aɪˈbɪə.rəʊ ˈmɛs.ɔː.nɪs/C2formalscientific
  • ruИскопаемая птица размером с воробья из мелового периода, найденная в Испании, характеризующаяся рудиментарным хвостом и считающаяся, возможно, третьей по примитивности среди всех птиц.

A sparrow-sized fossil bird from the Cretaceous period, found in Spain, characterized by a vestigial tail and considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds.

proper noun

  1. C2formalscientific

    A sparrow-sized fossil bird from the Cretaceous period, characterized by a vestigial tail, discovered in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all known birds.

    ruИскопаемая птица

    • The Ibero-mesornis fossil provides crucial insights into early avian evolution.
    • Paleontologists studied the Ibero-mesornis to understand the transition from dinosaurs to birds.
    • This small Cretaceous bird, Ibero-mesornis, had a reduced tail structure.