ornithischian dinosaur meaning

Noun: ornithischian dinosaur

1. Herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
   - ornithischian

Derived forms: ornithischian dinosaurs

Type of: dinosaur

Part of: order Ornithischia, Ornithischia

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1. Only in 1962 Alfred Walter Crompton recognised it was an ornithischian dinosaur.
2. In contrast, most ornithischian dinosaurs reduce and even close their antorbital fenestrae
3. So far no evidence of air sacs has been found in ornithischian dinosaurs.
4. This family is considered one of the most primitive or basal groups within the order of ornithischian dinosaurs.
5. Hungarian paleontologist Franz Nopcsa classified it as an ornithischian dinosaur in 1921, identifying similarities with iguanodonts and camptosaurs.