Asteriornis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀστερία (Astería) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”). Asteria was a Titaness who turned into a quail, and who was the goddess of falling stars (used in reference to the K–Pg impact). === Proper noun === †Asteriornis m A taxonomic genus within the clade Galloanserae – A Cretaceous genus of extinct small shorebirds. ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Asteriornis maastrichtensis