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Brodavis

Naam beteken: “Brodavis means 'Brod's bird' after the Brod family who helped with research.”1

Brodavis was a diving bird that lived at the same time as T. rex. It swam in rivers and lakes and used its feet to chase fish underwater.1

Het geleef

84 tot 66 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Fossils have been found in Canada (Manitoba and Saskatchewan), the United States (South Dakota), and Mongolia.3 1

Topspoed

omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

Swem, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe vinnig was dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

Brodavis omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Brodavis is the first freshwater hesperornithiform bird ever discovered. Most of its relatives lived in the sea.1

It lived during the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs, from about 83 to 66 million years ago.3

Brodavis had light bones, not heavy ones like other diving birds. Scientists think it might have been able to fly a little.1

Four species of Brodavis have been named: B. americanus, B. baileyi, B. mongoliensis, and B. varneri.1

The first Brodavis fossil was a single foot bone found in the Frenchman Formation of Canada.1

One species, B. baileyi, comes from the famous Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota, where T. rex and Triceratops also lived.1

KI-prent van Brodavis — 'n KI-prent van hoe Brodavis dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.

julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Brodavis

?Was Brodavis a dinosaur?

Yes, Brodavis was a type of bird, and birds are living dinosaurs. It belonged to a group called Hesperornithiformes.1

?Could Brodavis fly?

Maybe a little. Its bones were lighter than those of other diving birds, which suggests it might have been able to fly, but scientists are not sure.1 2

?How big was Brodavis?

Nobody knows for sure because only foot bones have been found. It was probably about the size of a modern loon, but scientists cannot give an exact length or weight.1

?What did Brodavis eat?

Brodavis was a diving bird that chased fish underwater using its feet, so it probably ate fish and other small aquatic animals.1 2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Brodavis
Benoem deur: Martin et al. 20123
Groep: Vroeë voëls
Familie / klade: Brodavidae3
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Avialae3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 84 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Campanian / Maastrichtian)3
Rotsformasies: Pierre Shale, Frenchman, Hell Creek3
Lande: VSA, Kanada, Mongolië3
Fossielrekords: 5 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Brodavis was named in 2012 by Larry D. Martin, Evgeny N. Kurochkin, and Tim T. Tokaryk. They described it from foot bones found in North America and Asia.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure if Brodavis could fly. Its bones were lighter than those of other hesperornithiforms, which suggests it might have had some flying ability.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Brodavis (en.wikipedia.org)
NEW FAMILY OF PREHISTORIC BIRDS FOUND IN SASKATCHEWAN (saskatchewan.ca)
Brodavis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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