Oviraptorosauria & Avialae Definitions

[Steven Mahon <floridamahon@yahoo.com>]

Hello Dino Pals,

I have a few questions about the definitions of
Avialae
& Oviraptorosauria.
Ovi'sauria: I've searched the archives & every time I
read an e-mail, I get different answers to my question
every time. Here are the ones i have found:

(Oviraptor > Neornithes)
Sereno 1998 & 1999 (sensu 2000)
Currie & Padian 1997

(Oviraptor + Chirostenotes)
Sues 1997

Which one was the first explicitly defined?
Avialae: I knew that in 1986, Gauthier defined it as
(Archaeoteryx + Aves), but I also heard that he
defined the more-common stem definition earlier that
year. What's the scoop on that?

      Thanks in Advance,
           Steven Mahon 



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