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maniraptoriform

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  • noun Any dinosaur, of the clade Maniraptoriformes, thought to be the common ancestors of all birds

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  • Evolution of a primitive air pump involving the sternum and ribs in maniraptoriform theropods, the group that includes today's birds, before the close of the Jurassic.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2008

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