Parahongshanornis

O nome significa: “near Hongshanornis, named for its close relationship to that bird”1

Comía: CarneAves primitivasCretáceo Inferior

Parahongshanornis was a tiny, feathered bird that lived about 120 million years ago in what is now China. It could probably fly, but its legs were longer than its wings, so it might have spent a lot of time running or wading.1 2

Viviu

hai entre 121 e 113 millóns de anos3

Cretáceo Inferior

Fósiles atopados en

Fossils were found near Yuanjiawa, Chaoyang, in Liaoning Province, China.1 3

Velocidade máxima

uns 27 km/h (17 mph)

Voar, 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)

Parahongshanornis uns 27 km/h (17 mph)

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

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

Parahongshanornis had a U-shaped furcula (wishbone) that was much longer than it was wide, which is a special feature of its family.2

Its legs were longer than its wings, which is unusual for a bird and suggests it was a good runner or wader.2

The fossil includes soft parts like feathers, even though the skull is missing.1

It lived about 120 million years ago, during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous.1

Its thigh bone (femur) was only 24 millimetres long, making it a very small bird.1

The sternum (breastbone) had a keel along its whole length and two pairs of deep notches at the back edge.1

Imaxe de Parahongshanornis feita con IA — Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Parahongshanornis, 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.

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Parahongshanornis
Bautizado por: Li et al. 20113
Grupo: Aves primitivas
Familia / clado: Hongshanornithidae3
Clasificación: Theropoda > Avialae3
Idade das rochas: de 121 a 113 millóns de anos (Aptian)3
Formacións rochosas: Jiufotang3
Países: China3
Rexistros fósiles: 1 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento: Parahongshanornis was named by Li Li, Wang Jingqi, and Hou Shilin in 2011, based on a nearly complete skeleton found near Yuanjiawa, Chaoyang, China.1 2
Aínda en debate: Scientists are not sure exactly how Parahongshanornis is related to other early birds, because it was assigned to its family based on anatomy rather than a computer analysis.1

De onde veñen os datos

Parahongshanornis (en.wikipedia.org)
A NEW ORNITHURINE BIRD (HONGSHANORNITHIDAE) FROM THE JIUFOTANG FORMATION OF CHAOYANG, LIAONING, CHINA (vertpala.ac.cn)
Parahongshanornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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