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Eoenantiornis

Naam beteken: “dawn Enantiornis”1

Eoenantiornis was a small, early bird that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 125 million years ago. It had teeth and a long bony tail, and its body was covered in feathers. This bird was a meat-eater that probably hunted insects and other small animals.1 3

Het geleef

126 tot 120 miljoen jaar gelede3

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Heitizigou, Liaoning Province, China1 3

Topspoed

omtrent 27 km/h (17 mph)

Vlieënd, 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)

Eoenantiornis omtrent 27 km/h (17 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Eoenantiornis is one of the oldest known enantiornithine birds, a group often called 'opposite birds' because their shoulder joints were different from modern birds.1

The only known fossil of Eoenantiornis is a nearly complete skeleton with feather impressions, found in the Yixian Formation in China.1 2

This bird was not fully grown when it died, so scientists think it was a juvenile.1

Eoenantiornis lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 125 to 120 million years ago, in what is now Liaoning, China.3 2

The name Eoenantiornis means 'dawn Enantiornis', because scientists thought it was an early relative of the bird Enantiornis.1

KI-prent van Eoenantiornis — 'n KI-prent van hoe Eoenantiornis 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: Eoenantiornis
Benoem deur: Hou et al. 19993
Groep: Vroeë voëls
Familie / klade: Enantiornithes3
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Avialae3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 126 tot 120 miljoen jaar (Barremian / Aptian)3
Rotsformasies: Yixian3
Lande: China3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Eoenantiornis was named in 1999 by Hou Lianhu, Larry Martin, Zhou Zhonghe, and John Alan Feduccia. The only fossil, a nearly complete skeleton, was found at Heitizigou in Liaoning, China.1 3
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still debating exactly where Eoenantiornis fits in the bird family tree, though it is generally placed among the enantiornithine birds.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Eoenantiornis (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Eoenantiornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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