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Pengornis

Naam beteken: “Peng bird, after a giant bird from Chinese myth”1
Het geëet: VleisVroeë voëlsVroeë Kryt

Pengornis was a bird that lived in the Early Cretaceous, about 120 million years ago. It was one of the biggest birds of its time, with a wingspan as wide as a small car. It had tiny teeth and ate meat.21

Het geleef
121 tot 113 miljoen jaar gelede4
Vroeë Kryt
Fossiele gevind in
Dapingfang, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China42
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?

cool goed

Prettige feite

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Pengornis is the largest known enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of northeast China.1

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Its skull is one of the best preserved among all Mesozoic birds, showing details like tiny teeth and wear facets.2

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Pengornis had a globose humeral head that stuck out further than its deltopectoral crest, a feature not seen in other enantiornithines.2

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The name comes from 'Peng', a giant mythological bird in Chinese folklore, and 'ornis' meaning bird in Greek.1

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Its teeth were small, conical, and not curved, similar to those of the early bird Archaeopteryx.2

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Pengornis had a long tail with a pygostyle, a fused bone at the tip that helped control flight.2

Deur KI gemaakKI-prent van Pengornis
'n KI-prent van hoe Pengornis 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 Pengornis

?How big was Pengornis?

Pengornis was a small bird with a wingspan of roughly 1 meter (3.3 feet). It is the largest known enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous.13

?Did Pengornis have teeth?

Yes, Pengornis had tiny, conical teeth that were not curved, similar to those of the early bird Archaeopteryx. It had about 13 teeth in its lower jaw and used them to eat meat.13

?When did Pengornis live?

Pengornis lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago.1

?What does the name Pengornis mean?

The name Pengornis comes from 'Peng', a giant mythological bird in Chinese folklore, and 'ornis', which means bird in Greek.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Pengornis
Benoem deur
Zhou et al. 20084
Groep
Vroeë voëls
Familie / klade
Pengornithidae4
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
Pengornis was named in 2008 by Zhou, Clarke, and Zhang based on a nearly complete skeleton found in the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, China. The species name 'houi' honors the pioneering paleo-ornithologist Lianhai Hou.12
Steeds omstrede
Scientists debate whether Enantiornithes and Ornithurae (the group including modern birds) are truly separate groups. Pengornis has features of both, which blurs the line.12

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Pengornis (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Insight into diversity, body size and morphological evolution from the largest Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  3. Insight into diversity, body size and morphological evolution from the largest Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird - Zhou - 2008 - Journal of Anatomy - Wiley Online Library (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
  4. Pengornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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