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    Ornithischia (pronounced /ɔrn ɪ ˈθɪskiə/ or-ni-THISS-kee-ə) [1] or Predentata is an extinct order of beaked, herbivorous dinosaurs. The name ornithischia is derived from the ...

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    References. Brett-Surman, M. K. 1979. Phylogeny and palaeobiogeography of hadrosaurian dinosaurs. Nature 277:560–562. Carpenter, K. 2001. Phylogenetic Analysis of the ...

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    Ornithischia (pronounced /ɔrn ɪ ˈθɪskiə/) or Predentata is an extinct order of beaked, herbivorous dinosaurs. The name ornithischia is derived from the Greek ornitheos ( ...

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Ornithischia, one of the two distinct orders of dinosaur, distinguished from each other by differences in structure. Ornithischian (bird-hipped) dinosaurs had forward and backward projecting extensions to the pubic bone of the pelvis, superficially resembling the pelvic structure of a bird. The front of the jaws developed into a horny beak. All known ornithischians were herbivores (plant-eaters). The other dinosaurs were known as saurischian dinosaurs, which were “lizard-hipped”.

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