While they were the dominant group of avialans during
the Cretaceous period, enantiornithes came defunct
along with numerous other dinosaur groups at the end of the Mesozoic period.( 36) numerous species of the alternate major avialan lineage to diversify, the Euornithes( meaning" true catcalls", because they include the ancestors of ultramodern catcalls), weresemi- aquatic and specialised in eating fish and other small submarine organisms. Unlike the Enantiornithes, which dominated land- grounded and arboreal territories, utmost early euornithes demanded perching acclimations and feel to have included shorebird- suchlike species, waders, and swimming and diving species.( citation demanded) The ultimate included the superficially chump- suchlike Ichthyornis( 40) and the Hesperornithiformes, which came so well acclimated to hunting fish in marine surroundings that they lost the capability to fly and came primarily submarine.( 36) The early euornithes also saw the development of numerous traits associated with ultramodern catcalls,