Pengornis

Din no ase: “Peng bird, after a giant bird from Chinese myth”1

Ɔdii: NamNnomaa a wɔdii kanKretasias Mfiase

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.2 1

Ɔtenaa ase

mfeɛ ɔpepem 121 kɔsi 113 a atwam4

Kretasias Mfiase

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

Dapingfang, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China4 2

Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 27 km/h (17 mph)

Wimtuo, nsusuiɛ

Berɛ bɛn na ɛtenaa ase?

Triasik

Jurasik

Kretasias

mfeɛ ɔpepem 252 a atwam20114566, ɔsoro ɛboɔ no

Na ɛyɛ ntɛm sɛn?

Onipa a ɔnante bɛyɛ 5 km/h (3 mph)

Abofra a ɔte sakre so bɛyɛ 12 km/h (7 mph)

Pengornis bɛyɛ 27 km/h (17 mph)

Ɔpɔnkɔ a ɔretu mmirika bɛyɛ 65 km/h (40 mph)

Kyiita bɛyɛ 100 km/h (62 mph)

nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ

Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yei yɛ Pengornis mfonini a AI yɛeɛ, sɛdeɛ ebia na ɔteɛ. Kɔmputa na ɛyɛeɛ firi deɛ nyansahufoɔ nim mu. Ɛyɛ nsusuiɛ: ebia na aboa ankasa no nte saa, na obiara nnim ne kɔla ankasa.

wobisaeɛ

Nsɛm a wɔbisa bebree fa Pengornis ho

?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.1 3

?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.1 3

?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

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Pengornis
Obi a ɔtoo din: Zhou et al. 20084
Kuo: Nnomaa a wɔdii kan
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Pengornithidae4
Nkyekyɛmu: Theropoda > Avialae4
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 121 kɔsi 113 (Aptian)4
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Jiufotang4
Aman: Kyaena4
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 1 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu4
Nhunumu: 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.1 2
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists debate whether Enantiornithes and Ornithurae (the group including modern birds) are truly separate groups. Pengornis has features of both, which blurs the line.1 2

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

Pengornis (en.wikipedia.org)
Insight into diversity, body size and morphological evolution from the largest Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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)
Pengornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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