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Elopteryx

O nome significa: “marsh wing”1
Comía: CarneDinos emplumados curiososCretáceo Superior

Elopteryx was a small, bird-like dinosaur that lived on an island in the ancient sea. It had feathers and might have been able to fly, but scientists think it may have lost that ability later. It was a meat-eater that hunted small animals.1

Viviu
hai entre 72 e 66 millóns de anos5
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Romania, in the Hațeg Basin of Transylvania15
Lonxitude
0,9 m (3 ft)2
Peso
2,7 kg (6 lb)2
Altura
0,37 m (1,2 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 29 km/h (18 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Elopteryx uns 0,9 m de longo (3 ft)Un gato doméstico uns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un can uns 1 m (3,3 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)

Canto medía de alto?

Un gato domésticouns 0,3 m (1 ft)Elopteryxuns 0,37 m de alto (1,2 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 23 plátanos
tan longo coma 2 gatos domésticos do fociño á colatan longo coma 5 plátanos postos un tras outromáis ou menos tan pesado coma un gato domésticotan pesado coma 23 plátanostan pequeno que podería pasar por debaixo dunha cadeirapodería correr 100 metros en 12 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Elopteryx comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada.

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Elopteryx lived about 70 to 66 million years ago, near the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs.1

2

Its fossils were found on Hațeg Island, which was a large island in the ancient sea that covered parts of Europe.1

3

For a long time, scientists thought Elopteryx was a bird, not a dinosaur. Now they think it was a bird-like dinosaur.1

4

A 2024 study found that Elopteryx was secondarily flightless, meaning it evolved from flying ancestors but lost the ability to fly.1

5

Some scientists think Elopteryx might be the same animal as Balaur bondoc, another dinosaur from Romania.1

6

Elopteryx is known from only a few leg bones, so scientists are still unsure exactly what it looked like.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Elopteryx

?How big was Elopteryx?

Elopteryx was small, about the size of a large pelican or a big cormorant, based on its leg bones. Scientists are still unsure of its exact size because only a few fossils have been found.13

?Could Elopteryx fly?

Scientists are not certain if Elopteryx could fly. While some studies suggest it may have been flightless, more evidence is needed to confirm its flight capabilities.14

?What did Elopteryx eat?

Elopteryx was a meat-eater that hunted small animals. Its sharp teeth and claws helped it catch prey.1

?Is Elopteryx the same as Balaur bondoc?

Maybe. Some scientists think Elopteryx might be the same animal as Balaur bondoc, another dinosaur from Romania. More fossils are needed to be sure.14

?When did Elopteryx live?

Elopteryx lived about 70 to 66 million years ago, near the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs.1

?Where was Elopteryx found?

Elopteryx fossils were found on Hațeg Island, which was a large island in the ancient sea that covered parts of what is now Romania.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Elopteryx was a bird like a pelican or an owl.

Verdade: Scientists now think Elopteryx was a non-avian dinosaur, not a bird. It was a feathered theropod related to birds.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Elopteryx
Bautizado por
Andrews 19135
Grupo
Dinos emplumados curiosos
Familia / clado
Alvarezsauridae5
Clasificación
Theropoda > Alvarezsauridae5
Idade das rochas
de 72 a 66 millóns de anos (Maastrichtian)5
Formacións rochosas
Sînpetru, Râul Mare5
Países
Romanía5
Rexistros fósiles
3 na Paleobiology Database5
Descubrimento
The famous Hungarian paleontologist Franz Nopcsa found the first bones near Sînpetru in Romania. In 1913, Charles William Andrews named the dinosaur Elopteryx nopcsai in his honor.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists still debate whether Elopteryx was a bird-like dinosaur or an early bird, and whether it is the same species as Balaur bondoc.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Elopteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Elopteryx nopcsai | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
  3. ELOPTERYX REVISITED - A NEW BIRD-LIKE SPECIMEN FROM THE MAASTRICHTIAN OF THE HAŢEG BASIN (ROMANIA) (actapalrom.geo-paleontologica.org)
  4. Elopteryx at Nălaț-Vad: new theropod material described from the Hațeg Basin (Romania) (biozoojournals.ro)
  5. Elopteryx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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