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Potamornis

Naam beteken: “river bird”3
Het geëet: VleisVroeë voëlsLaat Kryt

Potamornis was a small, toothed bird that lived near the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. It hunted along the shores of a river in what is now Wyoming, USA. It was a fast, meat-eating bird that could probably run and maybe fly a little.3

Het geleef
72 tot 66 miljoen jaar gelede3
Laat Kryt
Fossiele gevind in
Wyoming, USA, in the Lance Formation31
Lengte
0,1 tot 0,5 m (0,3 tot 1,6 ft)1
Gewig
1,5 kg tot 2 kg (3 tot 4 lb)2
Hoogte
0,23 m (0,8 ft)
skatting
Topspoed
omtrent 8 km/h (5 mph)
Swem, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Potamornis omtrent 0,5 m lank (1,6 ft)'n Huiskat omtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Hond omtrent 1 m (3,3 ft)'n Grootmensfiets omtrent 1,8 m (5,9 ft)

Hoe hoog was dit?

Potamornisomtrent 0,23 m hoog (0,8 ft)'n Huiskatomtrent 0,3 m (1 ft)'n Hondomtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Perdomtrent 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 17 piesangs
so lank soos 3 piesangs punt aan puntomtrent so swaar soos 'n huiskatso swaar soos 17 piesangsso lank soos 16 speelgoedboustene in 'n ryklein genoeg om onder 'n stoel deur te loopkon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 22 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Potamornis vergeleke met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig was dit?

cool goed

Prettige feite

1

Potamornis is known from just one partial skull bone, called a quadrate, which was found in Wyoming.3

2

It lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, right before the big extinction that killed the non-bird dinosaurs.1

3

Potamornis belonged to a group of ancient birds called Hesperornithiformes, which were mostly diving birds with teeth.3

4

The name Potamornis means 'river bird', because it was found in rocks that were once a riverbed.3

5

Scientists think Potamornis was a ground-dwelling bird that could run fast on land.3

6

It laid eggs, like all birds do, and probably built nests on the ground.1

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

?How big was Potamornis?

It was a small bird, weighing perhaps 1.5 or 2 kilograms (3.3 to 4.4 pounds).2

?Did Potamornis have teeth?

Yes, it was a toothed bird. It belonged to a group of ancient birds called Hesperornithiformes, which had teeth.2

?Could Potamornis fly?

Probably not. It was a flightless diving bird, like other members of its group, though some scientists think it might have been able to fly a little.2

?What did Potamornis eat?

It was a meat-eater (carnivore). It likely hunted for fish and other small animals in the water.3

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Potamornis was a dinosaur like T. rex.

Waarheid: Potamornis was a bird, and while birds are dinosaurs, it was a small, feathered, flying or running bird, not a big predator.3

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Potamornis
Benoem deur
Elzanowski et al. 20013
Groep
Vroeë voëls
Familie / klade
Hesperornithiformes3
Klassifikasie
Theropoda > Avialae3
Ouderdom van die rotse
72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)3
Rotsformasies
Lance3
Lande
VSA3
Fossielrekords
1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking
Potamornis was named by Elzanowski, Paul, and Stidham in 2001, based on a skull bone found in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.3
Steeds omstrede
Scientists are still not sure exactly how Potamornis is related to other ancient birds, because only a single skull bone has been found.3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

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

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