Dinokaart nr. 0768 van 2 027

Gurilynia

Naam beteken: “named after the Gurilyn Tsav locality where it was found”1

Gurilynia was a big, ancient bird that lived in Mongolia near the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. It was one of the largest birds of its time, about the size of a modern chicken but much heavier. It flew over dry plains and hunted for food.1

Het geleef

72 tot 66 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Gurilyn Tsav locality, Nemegt Formation, southern Gobi Desert, Mongolia1 2

Lengte

0,53 m (1,7 ft)1

Gewig

2,1 kg (5 lb)1

Hoogte

0,232 m (0,8 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 35 km/h (22 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?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 18 piesangs

so lank soos 3 piesangs punt aan puntomtrent so swaar soos 'n huiskatso swaar soos 18 piesangsso lank soos 17 speelgoedboustene in 'n ryklein genoeg om onder 'n stoel deur te loopkon in 11 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot was Gurilynia 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)

Gurilynia omtrent 35 km/h (22 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Gurilynia is known from only three partial bones: the top end of a right upper arm bone, the bottom end of a left upper arm bone, and the shoulder end of a left coracoid.1

It was the largest bird ever found from the Cretaceous period in Mongolia, weighing about 2.1 kilograms (4.6 pounds).1

The head of its upper arm bone was about 29 millimeters (1.1 inches) wide, much bigger than that of Pengornis, the largest Early Cretaceous enantiornithine.1

Gurilynia belonged to a group of ancient birds called enantiornithines, which had teeth and claws on their wings.1

It lived between 70 and 66 million years ago, right before the mass extinction that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs.1

The fossils were found in the Nemegt Formation, which was a wet floodplain with rivers and forests during the Late Cretaceous.1

KI-prent van Gurilynia — 'n KI-prent van hoe Gurilynia 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: Gurilynia
Benoem deur: Kurochkin 19993
Groep: Vroeë voëls
Familie / klade: Enantiornithidae3
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Avialae3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)3
Rotsformasies: Nemegt3
Lande: Mongolië3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Gurilynia was named by Russian paleontologist Evgeny Kurochkin in 1999, based on fossils collected from the Gurilyn Tsav locality in Mongolia. The species name nessovi honors a colleague.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Gurilynia was because only a few bone fragments have been found. The size estimates might change if more complete fossils are discovered.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

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

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