Sulcavis

Din no ase: “groove bird”1

Ɔdii: NamNnomaa a wɔdii kanKretasias Mfiase

Sulcavis was a small, toothed bird that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. It had special grooves on its teeth, which no other bird had. This helped it eat hard foods like crunchy insects or seeds.1 2

Ɔtenaa ase

mfeɛ ɔpepem 121 kɔsi 113 a atwam3

Kretasias Mfiase

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

Lamadong, Liaoning Province, China3 1

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)

Sulcavis 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

Sulcavis is the first bird ever found with decorated tooth enamel. Its teeth had grooves on the inside that made them stronger.1 2

It lived about 121 to 125 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1

Sulcavis belonged to a group of ancient birds called enantiornitheans, which still had teeth and claws unlike modern birds.1

The fossil was found in the Yixian Formation, a famous rock layer in China that has preserved many feathered dinosaurs and early birds.1

Its name comes from Latin words meaning 'groove bird', because of the grooves on its teeth.1

Yei yɛ Sulcavis 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.

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Sulcavis
Obi a ɔtoo din: O'Connor et al. 20133
Kuo: Nnomaa a wɔdii kan
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Bohaiornithidae3
Nkyekyɛmu: Theropoda > Avialae3
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 121 kɔsi 113 (Aptian)3
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Jiufotang3
Aman: Kyaena3
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 1 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu3
Nhunumu: Sulcavis was named in 2013 by a team of scientists including Jingmai O'Connor. The fossil was found near Lamadong in Liaoning, China, and prepared by Maureen Walsh at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.1
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists are not sure exactly what Sulcavis ate, but the strong grooved teeth suggest it could handle harder food than other early birds.1 2

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

Sulcavis (en.wikipedia.org)
A new enantiornithine from the Yixian Formation with the first recognized avian enamel specialization: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 33, No 1 (tandfonline.com)
Sulcavis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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