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Nanantius

Naam beteken: “dwarf enantiornithine”1

Nanantius was a tiny, ancient bird that lived beside a warm, shallow sea in Australia. It was about the size of a blackbird and probably looked like a mini seagull with claws on its wings.1

Het geleef

106 tot 100 miljoen jaar gelede2

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Queensland, Australia1 2

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)

Nanantius 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

Nanantius is known from only a few bones, including a leg bone and a neck vertebra.1

One of its leg bones was found inside the stomach of an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived at the same time.1

It belonged to a group of primitive birds called enantiornitheans, which had teeth and clawed wings.1

Nanantius lived about 112 to 100 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

Until 2026, Nanantius was the only named bird from the Cretaceous of Australia.1

Scientists are not 100% sure Nanantius is an enantiornithean because its leg bone is not enough to prove it.1

KI-prent van Nanantius — 'n KI-prent van hoe Nanantius 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 Nanantius

?How big was Nanantius?

About the size of a blackbird. It was a tiny bird, probably looking like a miniature seagull.1

?What did Nanantius eat?

It probably ate marine invertebrates and small fish along the coast of the Eromanga Sea.1

?Did Nanantius have teeth?

Yes, it belonged to a group of primitive birds called enantiornitheans, which had teeth and clawed wings.1

?Is Nanantius a dinosaur?

It is an avialan dinosaur, which means it is a bird in the broad sense and a type of theropod dinosaur.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Nanantius
Benoem deur: Molnar 19862
Groep: Vroeë voëls
Familie / klade: Alexornithidae2
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Avialae2
Ouderdom van die rotse: 106 tot 100 miljoen jaar (Albian)2
Rotsformasies: Toolebuc2
Lande: Australië2
Fossielrekords: 2 in The Paleobiology Database2
Ontdekking: Nanantius was named by Ralph Molnar in 1986 based on a leg bone and a neck vertebra found at Warra Station near Boulia, Queensland.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not certain if Nanantius is truly an enantiornithean bird, because its leg bone is not enough to tell for sure.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Nanantius (en.wikipedia.org)
Nanantius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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