Brodavis

O nome significa: “Brodavis means 'Brod's bird' after the Brod family who helped with research.”1

Comía: CarneAves primitivasCretáceo Superior

Brodavis was a diving bird that lived at the same time as T. rex. It swam in rivers and lakes and used its feet to chase fish underwater.1

Viviu

hai entre 84 e 66 millóns de anos3

Cretáceo Superior

Fósiles atopados en

Fossils have been found in Canada (Manitoba and Saskatchewan), the United States (South Dakota), and Mongolia.3 1

Velocidade máxima

uns 12 km/h (7 mph)

Nadar, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico

Xurásico

Cretáceo

Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

Unha persoa camiñando uns 5 km/h (3 mph)

Un neno en bici uns 12 km/h (7 mph)

Brodavis uns 12 km/h (7 mph)

Un cabalo ao galope uns 65 km/h (40 mph)

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Datos curiosos

Brodavis is the first freshwater hesperornithiform bird ever discovered. Most of its relatives lived in the sea.1

It lived during the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs, from about 83 to 66 million years ago.3

Brodavis had light bones, not heavy ones like other diving birds. Scientists think it might have been able to fly a little.1

Four species of Brodavis have been named: B. americanus, B. baileyi, B. mongoliensis, and B. varneri.1

The first Brodavis fossil was a single foot bone found in the Frenchman Formation of Canada.1

One species, B. baileyi, comes from the famous Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota, where T. rex and Triceratops also lived.1

Imaxe de Brodavis feita con IA — Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Brodavis, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Brodavis

?Was Brodavis a dinosaur?

Yes, Brodavis was a type of bird, and birds are living dinosaurs. It belonged to a group called Hesperornithiformes.1

?Could Brodavis fly?

Maybe a little. Its bones were lighter than those of other diving birds, which suggests it might have been able to fly, but scientists are not sure.1 2

?How big was Brodavis?

Nobody knows for sure because only foot bones have been found. It was probably about the size of a modern loon, but scientists cannot give an exact length or weight.1

?What did Brodavis eat?

Brodavis was a diving bird that chased fish underwater using its feet, so it probably ate fish and other small aquatic animals.1 2

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Brodavis
Bautizado por: Martin et al. 20123
Grupo: Aves primitivas
Familia / clado: Brodavidae3
Clasificación: Theropoda > Avialae3
Idade das rochas: de 84 a 66 millóns de anos (Campanian / Maastrichtian)3
Formacións rochosas: Pierre Shale, Frenchman, Hell Creek3
Países: EUA, Canadá, Mongolia3
Rexistros fósiles: 5 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento: Brodavis was named in 2012 by Larry D. Martin, Evgeny N. Kurochkin, and Tim T. Tokaryk. They described it from foot bones found in North America and Asia.1
Aínda en debate: Scientists are not sure if Brodavis could fly. Its bones were lighter than those of other hesperornithiforms, which suggests it might have had some flying ability.1

De onde veñen os datos

Brodavis (en.wikipedia.org)
NEW FAMILY OF PREHISTORIC BIRDS FOUND IN SASKATCHEWAN (saskatchewan.ca)
Brodavis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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