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PRONUNCIATION OF PROTOAVIS

protoavis  [ˌprəʊtəʊˈeɪvɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTOAVIS

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Protoavis is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PROTOAVIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

protoavis

Protoavis

Protoavis is a problematic taxon of archosaurian known from fragmentary remains from Late Triassic Norian stage deposits near Post, Texas. Much controversy remains over the animal, and there are many different interpretations of what Protoavis actually is. When it was first described, the fossils were described as being from a primitive bird which, if the identification is valid, would push back avian origins some 60-75 million years. The original describer of Protoavis texensis, Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University, interpreted the type specimen to have come from a single animal, specifically a 35 cm tall bird that lived in what is now Texas, USA, around 210 million years ago. Though it existed far earlier than Archaeopteryx, its skeletal structure is allegedly more bird-like. Protoavis has been reconstructed as a carnivorous bird that had teeth on the tip of its jaws and eyes located at the front of the skull, suggesting a nocturnal or crepuscular lifestyle.

Definition of protoavis in the English dictionary

The definition of protoavis in the dictionary is a bird-like fossil from the late Triassic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTOAVIS


clavis
ˈkleɪvɪs
Davies
ˈdeɪvɪs
Davis
ˈdeɪvɪs
Davys
ˈdeɪvɪs
mavis
ˈmeɪvɪs
Nevis
ˈniːvɪs
novice
ˈnɒvɪs
pelvis
ˈpɛlvɪs
service
ˈsɜːvɪs
vis
vɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTOAVIS

protoactinium
protochordate
protococcal
protocol
protocol statement
protocolic
protocolise
protocolist
protocolize
protoctist
protoderm
protogalaxies
protogalaxy
protogenic
protogine
protogynous
protogyny
protohistorian
protohistoric
protohistory

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTOAVIS

Argo Navis
Ben Nevis
brevis
clevis
Leavis
Mirvis
myasthenia gravis
parvis
pavis
rara avis
renal pelvis
Saint Christopher-Nevis
Saint Kitts-Nevis

Synonyms and antonyms of protoavis in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «protoavis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROTOAVIS

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Protoavis
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protoavis
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protoavis
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Protoavis
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Protoavis
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Protoavis
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Protoavis
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protoavis
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protoavis
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Protoavis
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protoavis
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protoavis
75 millions of speakers

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प्रोटियोव्हिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

protoavis
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protoavis
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protoavis
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protoavis
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protoavis
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Translator English - Greek

Πρωτοαβις
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protoavis
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protoavis
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protoavis
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTOAVIS»

The term «protoavis» is used very little and occupies the 187.647 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about protoavis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTOAVIS»

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Mesozoic Birds: Above the Heads of Dinosaurs
The irony that emerges is that Protoavis perhaps should have relatively little relevance for the origin of birds in that, according to Chatterjee's cladograms, Protoavis is nested well within Aves. Skepticism about the avian status of Protoavis was ...
Luis M. Chiappe, Lawrence M. Witmer, 2002
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Texas Monthly
Protoavis had a few small teeth at the front of its beak, lacked feathers (at least, none were preserved), and had all of its "finger" bones (modern birds fly with a modified finger). Chatterjee informed the National Geographic Society, a supporter ...
3
Protoavis
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Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2010
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The Origin and Evolution of Birds
38 39 Composite skeletal restoration of Sankar Chatterjee's Protoavis texensis from. previously undiscovered pre-Archaeopteryx, or rapid post- Archaeopteryx, evolution of birds, as well as the rapid loss of teeth and acquisition of a keratinous ...
Alan Feduccia, 1999
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Dinosaurs of the Air: The Evolution and Loss of Flight in ...
It is difficult to know where to discuss the set of bones assigned to "Protoavis" — which has been offered as evidence that birds originated in the Triassic ( Chatterjee 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998a, 1999a, Kurochkin 1995)— since they probably ...
Gregory S. Paul, 2002
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Triassic Reptiles: Protoavis, Hupehsuchia, Longisquama, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2011
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Articles on Basal Ornithurae, Including: Protoavis, Gansus, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure & Function
New fuel has recently been added to the debate by Texas paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee, who has found in Triassic sediments the remains of what he believes to be the earliest known bird, which he calls Protoavis (Chatterjee 1991).
Noble S. Proctor, 1993
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Vertebrate Biology
Protoavis texerisis from the Triassic in Texas. that Archaeopteryx and most of the other early birds were a side line of avian evolution” (Gibbons, 1996d). Feduccia and Martin believe birds had already diverged into two lineages by the time of ...
Donald W. Linzey, 2012
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Nomina Dubia, Including: Trachodon, Protoavis, ...
This particular book is a collaboration focused on Nomina dubia.More info: In zoological nomenclature, a nomen dubium (Latin for "doubtful name," plural nomina dubia) is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTOAVIS»

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El Archaeopteryx vuelve a ser el 'tatarabuelo' de las aves
... en Baviera (Alemania) en 1861, la mayoría de los científicos evolucionistas lo colocaron en la base de un amplio grupo de Protoavis, conocido como Avialae, ... «ABC.es, May 13»
2
В истории птиц все окончательно запуталось
... году, когда палеонтолог Шанкр Чаттерджи обнаружил в позднетриасовых отложениях останки существа, которого он назвал протоависом (Protoavis). «Правда.Ру, Jun 12»
3
Tocororo en su antigua rama
Su deslumbrante presencia y permanencia en el bosque, luego de tanto tiempo (los últimos descubrimientos dicen que el Protoavis existió hace ya unos 225 ... «ecoperiodismo.com, Jan 12»
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Генетическая программа развития пальцев крыла соответствует …
Protoavis). Большинство исследователей, однако, убеждены, что веерохвостые птицы произошли от ящерохвостых. С этой точки зрения «проблема ... «Элементы, Oct 11»
5
Inconsistent Reasoning Governs Evolutionary Interpretations of …
Protoavis' discoverer Sankar Chatterjee wrote, "The presence of feathers is inferred ... The reasoning against Protoavis being a bird, again, is governed by ... «Discovery Institute, Sep 10»
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Ptáci nemusejí být potomky dinosaurů
Jedna taková fosilie, Protoavis, již vlastně byla popsána (Chatterjee 1997), doposud ji však neprozkoumal žádný přední odborník na anatomii ptáků. «Science World.cz, Nov 09»

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