Aldemir Bendine: …to bribes allegedly received from Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction company. Bendine was convicted of corruption and money laundering in 2018, and he was sentenced to 11 years in prison. In 2019, however, the country’s highest court overturned his conviction.

Organization of Central American States, international organization formed in 1951 to reestablish regional unity in Central America. Member states are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The organization includes executive, legislative, and economic councils and the Central

Beck: …achieved culture hero status with Odelay, his 1996 major label follow-up. Produced by the Dust Brothers, who had helmed the similarly crackpot Beastie Boys album Paul’s Boutique (1989), Odelay stressed hip-hop and sampling even more than Mellow Gold had, including the Grammy Award-winning single “Where It’s At” (with its memorable…

Jonathan Odell was a Canadian writer whose works are among the few extant expressions of American Tory sentiment during the Revolutionary War. Educated in New Jersey, he was a surgeon in the British army, resigning to become an Anglican priest. During the Revolution he served as chaplain to a

Mount Everest: Attempt of 1924: Hingston, Andrew Irvine, Mallory, Norton, Noel Odell, E.O. Shebbeare (transport), Somervell, and Noel (photographer). Noel devised a novel publicity scheme for financing this trip by buying all film and lecture rights for the expedition, which covered the entire cost of the venture. To generate interest in the climb, he designed…

Odenwald, wooded upland region in Germany, about 50 mi (80 km) long and 25 mi wide, situated mainly in Hesse Land (state) with small portions extending into the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. A popular tourist area, it extends between the Neckar and the Main rivers and overlooks the Rhine

Friedrich von Hagedorn: …Poetic Fables and Tales”) and Oden und Lieder, 3 vol. (1742–52; “Odes and Songs”). These fables and tales in verse, influenced by the French poet Jean de La Fontaine, are characterized by neatness of form, graceful lightness of touch, and a feeling for rhythm that sets Hagedorn apart from other…

Septimius Odaenathus was a prince of the Roman colony of Palmyra (q.v.), in what is now Syria, who prevented the Sāsānian Persians from permanently conquering the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. A Roman citizen and a member of Palmyra’s ruling family, Odaenathus had by 258 attained consular

Burgenland: …(Bratislava), Wieselburg (Moson), Ödenburg (Sopron), and Eisenburg (Vasvár), it became an Austrian Bundesland in 1921. The low-lying parts of northern Burgenland belong to the Pannonian Basin, which is linked with the southern Vienna basin by two gateways situated north and south of the Leitha Mountains; the area is characterized…

Namibia: The political economy of a colonial boom: A body called the Odendaal Commission organized separate development, which led to the creation of “homeland” authorities that benefited a new Black elite (as in the 1980s did government wages and salaries for teachers, nurses, and Black-area administrators and troops and a wage increase by large employers in mining…

Odendaalsrus, town and mining centre of the Free State goldfields, north-central Free State province, South Africa, at 4,411 ft (1,344 m) above sea level. Although it obtained municipal status in 1912, Odendaalsrus remained little more than a village until 1946, when a highly profitable goldfield

David Cross: Mr. Show with Bob and David: Cross and Odenkirk subsequently teamed up to create and star in the sketch-comedy TV series Mr. Show with Bob and David (commonly called Mr. Show; 1995–98), which showcased their original and offbeat humor. The show became hugely influential and is considered a cult classic. One of the…

Odense, city, northern Funen island, Denmark, on the Odense River. The site was sacred in pagan times as the vi, or sanctuary, of Odin (one of the principal gods in Norse religion) but was first recorded in history about ad 1000. A bishop’s seat from the 10th century, it became a centre for

Odense: Odense Castle, which now houses the county administrative offices, was rebuilt by Frederick IV in 1720, partly on the foundations of St. Hans’s Monastery (13th century), which was built together with St. Hans’s Church by the Knights Hospitallers. Other notable remains in the city include…

Odenwald, wooded upland region in Germany, about 50 mi (80 km) long and 25 mi wide, situated mainly in Hesse Land (state) with small portions extending into the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. A popular tourist area, it extends between the Neckar and the Main rivers and overlooks the Rhine

Biz Stone: …to join Williams in shaping Odeo, a podcasting company.

Sarah Bernhardt: Early life and training: …signed a contract with the Odéon theatre and, during six years of intensive work with a congenial company there, gradually established her reputation. Her first resounding success was as Anna Damby in the 1868 revival of Kean, by the novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas, père. The same year, she played…

odeum, (Latin: “concert hall,” from Greek ōideion, “school of music”), comparatively small theatre of ancient Greece and Rome, in which musicians and orators performed and competed. It has been suggested that these theatres were originated because early Greek musical instruments could not be heard

Oder River, river of east-central Europe. It is one of the most significant rivers in the catchment basin of the Baltic Sea, second only to the Vistula in discharge and length. For the first 70 miles (112 kilometres) from its source, it passes through the Czech Republic. For a distance of 116 miles

Oder–Havel Canal, German waterway northeast of Berlin, linking the Havel and Oder rivers. It is 52 mi (83 km) long, 108 ft (33 m) wide, and 6 12 ft deep, and is navigable for vessels of up to 1,000 tons. Originally called the Hohenzollern Canal, it was built in 1908–14 to carry traffic between

Oder–Neisse Line, Polish–German border devised by the Allied powers at the end of World War II; it transferred a large section of German territory to Poland and was a matter of contention between the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the Soviet bloc for 15 years. At the Yalta

Oder River: …Europe by way of the Oder–Spree and Oder–Havel canals in eastern Germany.

Szczeciński Lagoon, lagoon (area 350 square miles [900 square km]) on the Baltic Sea coast between Mecklenburg–West Pomerania Land (state), Germany, and Zachodniopomorskie województwo (province), Poland. An extension of the Oder River’s estuarine mouth, it is drained (via the Świna, Peene, and

Odoric of Pordenone was a Franciscan friar and traveler of the early 14th century. The account of his journey to China enjoyed wide popularity and appears to have been plagiarized in the 14th-century English work The Voyage and Travels of Sir John Mandeville, Knight, generally known as Mandeville’s

agrarianism: Greek and Roman roots: In his Odes, he revisited the hills and woods of his childhood and set forth the rural life as the means to independence and self-reliance.

Pierre de Ronsard: …his first collection of poems, Odes (4 books, 1550), emphasizes that he was attempting a French counterpart to the odes of the ancient Roman poet Horace. In Les Amours (1552) he also proved his skill as an exponent of the Italian canzoniere, animating the compliments to his beloved, entreaties, and…

Victor Hugo: Early years (1802–30): In 1826 he also published Odes et ballades, an enlarged edition of his previously printed verse, the latest of these poems being brilliant variations on the fashionable Romantic modes of mirth and terror. The youthful vigour of these poems was also characteristic of another collection, Les Orientales (1829), which appealed…

Victor Hugo: Early years (1802–30): …his first book of poems, Odes et poésies diverses, whose royalist sentiments earned him a pension from Louis XVIII. Behind Hugo’s concern for classical form and his political inspiration, it is possible to recognize in these poems a personal voice and his own particular vein of fantasy.

Antero Tarquínio de Quental: These were soon followed by Odes Modernas (1865), a volume of socially critical poetry that won him an intellectual and moral ascendancy among his fellow students. His pamphlet Bom-senso e Bom-gosto (1865; “Good Sense and Good Taste”), attacking the hidebound formalism of Portuguese literature, marked the opening of a war…

English literature: Poets and poetry after Pope: William Collins’s Odes on Several Descriptive and Allegoric Subjects (1747), for instance, displays great technical ingenuity and a resonant insistence on the imagination and the passions as poetry’s true realm. The odes also mine vigorously the potentiality of personification as a medium for poetic expression. In “An…

Odesa, seaport, southwestern Ukraine. It stands on a shallow indentation of the Black Sea coast at a point approximately 19 miles (31 km) north of the Dniester River estuary and about 275 miles (443 km) south of Kyiv. Although a settlement existed on the site in ancient times, the history of the

Blessed Innocent XI ; beatified Oct. 7, 1956) ; feast day August 13) was the pope from 1676 to 1689. Odescalchi studied law at the University of Naples and entered the Curia under Pope Urban VIII. Pope Innocent X made him cardinal (1645), emissary to Ferrara, Italy, and bishop of Novara, Italy

Delaware: Cultural life: …in Milford; several houses in Odessa and New Castle; and the Read House and Gardens (1804) in New Castle. The open-air Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village, in Dover, features exhibits on Delaware’s farming and rural heritage. Old Swedes Church in Wilmington was built in 1698 for a Swedish Lutheran congregation,…

Odesa, seaport, southwestern Ukraine. It stands on a shallow indentation of the Black Sea coast at a point approximately 19 miles (31 km) north of the Dniester River estuary and about 275 miles (443 km) south of Kyiv. Although a settlement existed on the site in ancient times, the history of the

Odessa, (German: “Organization of Former SS Members”), clandestine escape organization of the SS (q.v.) underground, founded probably in early 1947 in Germany. A large organizational network was set up to help former SS and Gestapo members and other high Nazi functionaries to avoid arrest, to

Odessa, city, seat (1891) of Ector county and also partly in Midland county, western Texas, U.S. It lies on the southern High Plains, just southwest of Midland. The site was presumably named in 1881 by Russian railroad construction workers who noted the similarity of the prairie region to their

the Bee Gees: Background and early career: …failure of their concept album Odessa (1969).

Frederick Forsyth: …carefully researched thrillers followed, including The Odessa File (1972; film 1974), about a search for a Nazi war criminal, and The Dogs of War (1974; film 1980), about an uprising in a fictional African nation. Forsyth’s works emphasize the power of individuals to change the world and history. His later…

Frederick Forsyth: …including The Odessa File (1972; film 1974), about a search for a Nazi war criminal, and The Dogs of War (1974; film 1980), about an uprising in a fictional African nation. Forsyth’s works emphasize the power of individuals to change the world and history. His later novels included The Devil’s…

Odessa Meteor Crater, shallow, cone-shaped impact crater in the High Plains just southwest of Odessa, Texas, U.S., produced by an impact event involving a meteorite. It is about 17 feet (5 metres) deep and 560 feet (170 metres) in diameter; its rim rises only 2 to 3 feet (less than a metre) above

Ukraine: Ukraine under direct imperial Russian rule: …Kyiv and in 1865 at Odessa. Though Russian institutions, they did much to promote the study of local history and ethnography, which in turn had a stimulative effect on the Ukrainian national movement.

Isaac Babel: …War (1919–20); Odesskiye rasskazy (1931; Tales of Odessa), set in the Jewish underworld of Odessa; and Istoriya moey golubyatni (1926; “Story of My Dovecote”), named after the opening story of autobiographical fiction about a middle-class Jewish boy growing up in Nikolayev and Odessa under the old regime. Babel’s innovative prose…

Odesa: …the ancient Greek colony of Odessos, the site of which was believed to be in the vicinity.

Varna, seaport and third largest city in Bulgaria. Lying on the north shore of Varna Bay on the Black Sea coast, the city is sheltered by the Dobrudzhansko plateau, which rises to more than 1,000 feet (300 metres) above sea level. A narrow canal (1907) links Varna Lake—a drowned valley into which

Clifford Odets was a leading dramatist of the theatre of social protest in the United States during the 1930s. His important affiliation with the celebrated Group Theatre contributed to that company’s considerable influence on the American stage. From 1923 to 1928 Odets learned his profession as an

Odetta was an American folk singer who was noted especially for her versions of spirituals and who became for many the voice of the civil rights movement of the early 1960s. After her father’s death in 1937, Odetta moved with her mother to Los Angeles. She began classical voice training at age 13,

Odette, fictional character, the vulgar wife of Charles Swann in Remembrance of Things Past, or In Search of Lost Time (1913–27), by Marcel Proust. She appears most prominently in the first volume, Du Côté de chez Swann (1913; Swann’s Way). Odette is a striking beauty, but she is also insensitive,

odeum, (Latin: “concert hall,” from Greek ōideion, “school of music”), comparatively small theatre of ancient Greece and Rome, in which musicians and orators performed and competed. It has been suggested that these theatres were originated because early Greek musical instruments could not be heard

Italian literature: The Enlightenment (Illuminismo): His Odi (1795; “Odes”), which are imbued with the same spirit of moral and social reform, are among the classics of Italian poetry.

Giosuè Carducci: …Lyrics) and Odi barbare (1877; The Barbarian Odes) contain the best of Carducci’s poetry: the evocations of the Maremma landscape and the memories of childhood; the lament for the loss of his only son; the representation of great historical events; and the ambitious attempts to recall the glory of Roman…

Odia language, Indo-Aryan language with some 50 million speakers. A language officially recognized, or “scheduled,” in the Indian constitution, it is also the main official language of the Indian state of Odisha (Oriya). The language has several dialects; Mughalbandi (Coastal Odia) is the standard

Odienné, town, northwestern Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), at the intersection of roads from Mali, Guinea, and the Ivoirian towns of Korhogo and Man. A traditional trading centre (yams, cassava, cattle, and sheep) among the Muslim Malinke people, it was part of the greater Mali (Malinke) Empire in

Hart: Odiham is a historic market parish with the 13th–14th-century Church of All Saints and Georgian homes. Northwest of Odiham is the ruins of an octagonal Norman castle. Hook and Hartley Wintney are other towns. Area 83 square miles (215 square km). Pop. (2001) 83,505; (2011)…

Odin, Swedish-French-Canadian-Finnish satellite that carried a 1.1-metre (43-inch) radio telescope as its main instrument. On Feb. 20, 2001, Odin was launched from Svobodny, Russia. It is named after the ruler of the Norse gods. Using two separate operating modes, the dual-mission craft was

Odin, one of the principal gods in Norse mythology. His exact nature and role, however, are difficult to determine because of the complex picture of him given by the wealth of archaeological and literary sources. The Roman historian Tacitus stated that the Teutons worshiped Mercury; and because

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, short novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, published in Russian in 1962 as Odin den Ivana Denisovicha in the Soviet literary magazine Novy Mir and published in book form the following year. Solzhenitsyn’s first literary work—a treatment of his experiences in the

theatre: The influence of Grotowski and the Polish Laboratory Theatre: Eugenio Barba, of Odin Theater in Holstebro, Den., a pupil of Grotowski, has formulated the ideological position of these theatres under the term third theatre. His book The Floating Islands (1979) examines a theatre existing independently that creates from whatever material resources are at hand. Barba has sought…

Oginga Odinga was an African nationalist politician who was a leader in the opposition against the single-party rule of Jomo Kenyatta and his successor, Daniel arap Moi. Odinga was a member of Kenya’s second largest ethnic group, the Luo. Like many other prominent East Africans, he was educated at

Oginga Odinga was an African nationalist politician who was a leader in the opposition against the single-party rule of Jomo Kenyatta and his successor, Daniel arap Moi. Odinga was a member of Kenya’s second largest ethnic group, the Luo. Like many other prominent East Africans, he was educated at

Raila Odinga is a Kenyan businessman and politician who served as prime minister of Kenya (2008–13) following the contentious presidential election of December 2007. Of Luo descent, Odinga is the son of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, the first vice president of independent Kenya. After earning a master’s

Raila Odinga is a Kenyan businessman and politician who served as prime minister of Kenya (2008–13) following the contentious presidential election of December 2007. Of Luo descent, Odinga is the son of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, the first vice president of independent Kenya. After earning a master’s

Heathenry, a modern Pagan, or Neo-Pagan, religion. Its followers, Heathens, are inspired by the pre-Christian religions of Europe’s linguistically Germanic societies—most commonly those that spoke Old Norse. Heathens have assembled their new religion from a range of historical and archaeological

Odin, one of the principal gods in Norse mythology. His exact nature and role, however, are difficult to determine because of the complex picture of him given by the wealth of archaeological and literary sources. The Roman historian Tacitus stated that the Teutons worshiped Mercury; and because

Odisha, state of India. Located in the eastern part of the country, it is bounded by the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the north and northeast, by the Bay of Bengal to the east, and by the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to the south and Chhattisgarh to the west. Before India became

Ippolito Pindemonte: …Odyssey; it was published as Odissea (1822). Pindemonte also wrote two tragedies and some moralistic letters and sermons.

odissi, one of the principal classical dance styles of India; others include bharata natyam, kuchipudi, kathak, kathakali, and manipuri. It is indigenous to Orissa, eastern India, and follows the principles of the Natya-shastra. Its close replication of poses found on classical temple sculptures

Dixieland: …Laine’s band when forming the Original Dixieland Jazz (originally “Jass”) Band (ODJB) in 1916. A highly influential group, the ODJB also borrowed from the marching band tradition in employing the trumpet (or cornet), clarinet, and trombone as front-line instruments. The following year, the ODJB cut what is regarded as the…

Dorothy M. Richardson was an English novelist, an often neglected pioneer in stream-of-consciousness fiction. Richardson passed her childhood and youth in secluded surroundings in late Victorian England. After her schooling, which ended when, in her 17th year, her parents separated, she engaged in

Věra Čáslavská: Out of Hiding: …glorious Olympic career by marrying Josef Odložil, a Czechoslovakian middle-distance runner who had won a silver medal in the 1,500-metre race at the 1964 Olympics (he also competed in the 1968 Olympics).

Jacqueline Cochran was an American pilot who held more speed, distance, and altitude records than any other flyer during her career. In 1964 she flew an aircraft faster than any woman had before. Pittman grew up in poverty and had little formal education. (She later claimed to have been an orphan

Kenya: Kenya under Kibaki: …coalition of political parties, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), which included KANU. In 2007 dissension caused a rift within ODM, resulting in the formation of an additional coalition group, the Orange Democratic Movement–Kenya (ODM-K).

Kenya: Kenya under Kibaki: …an additional coalition group, the Orange Democratic Movement–Kenya (ODM-K).

Ilf and Petrov: …States, Ilf and Petrov wrote Odnoyetazhnaya Amerika (“One-Storied America”), a witty account of their automobile trip across that country. In large part an exposé of the materialistic and uncultured character of American life, the work nevertheless indicates that many aspects of capitalist society appealed to the authors. A kind of…

Eudes was the count of Paris and the first king of the West Franks (France) who was not of Merovingian or Carolingian blood. The son of Robert the Strong, from whom all the Capetian kings of France descended, Eudes successfully defended Paris against the besieging Vikings (or Normans) in 885–886

Odo of Bayeux was the half brother of William the Conqueror and bishop of Bayeux, Normandy. He probably commissioned the famed Bayeux Tapestry, which pictures the Norman Conquest of England, for the dedication of his cathedral (1077). Odo was the son of Herluin of Conteville by Arlette, who had

Urban II was the head of the Roman Catholic Church (1088–99) who developed ecclesiastical reforms begun by Pope Gregory VII, launched the Crusade movement, and strengthened the papacy as a political entity. Odo was born of noble parents about 1035 in the Champagne region of France. After studies in

Saint Odo of Cluny ; feast day November 18) was the second abbot of Cluny (927–942) and an important monastic reformer. Most of the details of Odo’s youth are recorded by his first biographer, the monk John of Salerno, who, writing after Odo’s death (perhaps in the 950s), presented his account of

Urban II was the head of the Roman Catholic Church (1088–99) who developed ecclesiastical reforms begun by Pope Gregory VII, launched the Crusade movement, and strengthened the papacy as a political entity. Odo was born of noble parents about 1035 in the Champagne region of France. After studies in

Urban II was the head of the Roman Catholic Church (1088–99) who developed ecclesiastical reforms begun by Pope Gregory VII, launched the Crusade movement, and strengthened the papacy as a political entity. Odo was born of noble parents about 1035 in the Champagne region of France. After studies in

Palatine Chapel: It was designed by Odo of Metz, who modeled it after the Byzantine-style church of San Vitale (consecrated 547) in Ravenna, Italy. The most important surviving examples of Carolingian architecture are exhibited in the chapel. Its octagonal, domed central area (the Octagon) is surrounded by a tall (two-story), 16-sided…

Odoacer was the first barbarian king of Italy. The date on which he assumed power, 476, is traditionally considered the end of the Western Roman Empire. Odoacer was a German warrior, the son of Idico (Edeco) and probably a member of the Sciri tribe. About 470 he entered Italy with the Sciri; he

carnivore: … (true, or earless, seals), and Odobenidae (the walrus). These aquatic families are referred to as pinnipeds.

walrus, (Odobenus rosmarus), huge, seal-like mammal found in Arctic seas. There are two subspecies: the Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) and the Pacific walrus (O. rosmarus divergens). Male Pacific walrus are slightly larger, with longer tusks. The grayish skin of the walrus is 2–4 cm

walrus: … (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) and the Pacific walrus (O. rosmarus divergens). Male Pacific walrus are slightly larger, with longer tusks.

walrus: There are two subspecies: the Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) and the Pacific walrus (O. rosmarus divergens). Male Pacific walrus are slightly larger, with longer tusks.

deer: New World deer: The New World deer came from a separate radiation that colonized North and South America and Eurasia. Among the grotesque giants that evolved in the Ice Age are the moose (Alces alces), the largest of all deer, standing 2 metres (7 feet)…

mule deer, (Odocoileus hemionus), a medium-sized, gregarious deer of western North America that derives its name from its large ears. Mule deer also have striking pelage markings, large antlers, and scent glands. Large bucks rarely exceed 95 kg (210 pounds); does weigh about a third less. Mule deer

black-tailed deer, Pacific Northwest subspecies of the mule deer

white-tailed deer, (Odocoileus virginianus), common American deer of the family Cervidae (order Artiodactyla) that covers a huge range from the Arctic Circle in western Canada to 18 degrees south of the Equator in Peru and Bolivia. The white-tailed deer get its name from the long white hair on the

Leslie Odom, Jr. is a multifaceted actor and singer best known for his breakout role as statesman Aaron Burr in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster Broadway musical Hamilton (2015–16). Starring opposite Miranda, who played the title role of Alexander Hamilton, Odom brought Hamilton’s rival and

Leslie Odom, Jr. is a multifaceted actor and singer best known for his breakout role as statesman Aaron Burr in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster Broadway musical Hamilton (2015–16). Starring opposite Miranda, who played the title role of Alexander Hamilton, Odom brought Hamilton’s rival and

odometer, device that registers the distance traveled by a vehicle. Modern digital odometers use a computer chip to track mileage. They make use of a magnetic or optical sensor that tracks pulses of a wheel that connects to a vehicle’s tires. This data is stored in the engine control module (ECM).

Odo of Bayeux was the half brother of William the Conqueror and bishop of Bayeux, Normandy. He probably commissioned the famed Bayeux Tapestry, which pictures the Norman Conquest of England, for the dedication of his cathedral (1077). Odo was the son of Herluin of Conteville by Arlette, who had

Urban II was the head of the Roman Catholic Church (1088–99) who developed ecclesiastical reforms begun by Pope Gregory VII, launched the Crusade movement, and strengthened the papacy as a political entity. Odo was born of noble parents about 1035 in the Champagne region of France. After studies in

Saint Odo of Cluny ; feast day November 18) was the second abbot of Cluny (927–942) and an important monastic reformer. Most of the details of Odo’s youth are recorded by his first biographer, the monk John of Salerno, who, writing after Odo’s death (perhaps in the 950s), presented his account of

Urban II was the head of the Roman Catholic Church (1088–99) who developed ecclesiastical reforms begun by Pope Gregory VII, launched the Crusade movement, and strengthened the papacy as a political entity. Odo was born of noble parents about 1035 in the Champagne region of France. After studies in

Urban II was the head of the Roman Catholic Church (1088–99) who developed ecclesiastical reforms begun by Pope Gregory VII, launched the Crusade movement, and strengthened the papacy as a political entity. Odo was born of noble parents about 1035 in the Champagne region of France. After studies in

Odonata, insect order comprising the dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera) and the damselflies (suborder Zygoptera). The adults are easily recognized by their two pairs of narrow, transparent wings, sloping thorax, and long, usually slender body; the abdomen is almost always longer than any of the

Odonata, insect order comprising the dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera) and the damselflies (suborder Zygoptera). The adults are easily recognized by their two pairs of narrow, transparent wings, sloping thorax, and long, usually slender body; the abdomen is almost always longer than any of the

bird: Fossil birds: …of toothed Cretaceous birds, the Odontornithes, included one of the best-known groups of fossil birds, Hesperornis and its relatives. These birds were highly specialized foot-propelled divers of the Late Cretaceous. Hesperornis was up to 1.8 metres (6 feet) long and had completely lost the power of flight. The sternum lacked…