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Chromeornis

Naam beteken: “Chromeo bird”1

Chromeornis was a tiny bird that lived in China about 120 million years ago. It had a long, pointy beak and sharp teeth only at the tip of its jaws. This bird probably ate small animals like insects or fish.2 3

Het geleef

121 tot 113 miljoen jaar gelede4

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Liaoning Province, China2 3

Lengte

0,1 tot 0,2 m (0,3 tot 0,7 ft)3

Gewig

0,0335 kg (0 lb)3

Hoogte

0,09 m (0,3 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 24 km/h (15 mph)

Vlieënd, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Hoe hoog was dit?

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 0,5 piesangs

ligter as 'n huiskatso lank soos 6 speelgoedboustene in 'n ryklein genoeg om onder 'n stoel deur te loopkon in 16 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot was Chromeornis vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

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)

Chromeornis omtrent 24 km/h (15 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Chromeornis is named after the electro-funk band Chromeo. Its full name Chromeornis funkyi honors the band's two musicians, Dave 1 and P-Thugg.1

This bird had a strange mass of stones in its neck. Scientists think these were not gizzard stones but maybe something the bird ate by accident and could not get rid of.3 1

Chromeornis was very small, weighing only about 33.5 grams. That is lighter than a tennis ball.3

It belonged to a group of ancient birds called enantiornithes. These birds had teeth and claws on their wings.2 3

The fossil of Chromeornis was found in the Jiufotang Formation in China. This rock layer is about 120 million years old.2 3

Chromeornis had a long beak that made up about 60% of its skull length. Its teeth were only at the tip of the beak.3

The fossil preserves soft tissues like skin, feathers, and even traces of the eyes. This helps scientists learn what the bird looked like in life.3

KI-prent van Chromeornis — 'n KI-prent van hoe Chromeornis 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.

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Chromeornis
Benoem deur: O’Connor et al. 20254
Groep: Vroeë voëls
Familie / klade: Longipterygidae4
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Avialae4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 121 tot 113 miljoen jaar (Aptian)4
Rotsformasies: Jiufotang4
Lande: China4
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Chromeornis was named in 2025 by Jingmai O'Connor and colleagues. The fossil was found near Lamadong Town in Liaoning Province, China.1 3
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure why Chromeornis had a mass of stones in its neck. They might have been swallowed by accident or were part of an illness.3 1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Chromeornis (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
A new small-bodied longipterygid (Aves: Enantiornithes) from the Aptian Jiufotang Formation preserving unusual gastroliths (palaeo-electronica.org)
Chromeornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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