Tingmiatornis

O nome significa: “those that fly”1

Comía: PeixeAves primitivasCretáceo Superior

Tingmiatornis was a large, ancient bird that lived in the warm Arctic about 90 million years ago. It could fly and probably dove into the water to catch fish for dinner.1

Viviu

hai entre 100 e 94 millóns de anos3

Cretáceo Superior

Fósiles atopados en

Expedition Fiord, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada3 1

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)

Tingmiatornis 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

Tingmiatornis lived in the High Arctic during a time of extreme warmth, with no seasonal ice and minimum mean annual temperatures of 14 °C.1

It is known from only a few bones, including a complete left humerus (upper arm bone).1

Tingmiatornis was an ornithurine bird, a group that includes modern birds and their close relatives.1

The fossils were found in a layer of rock between flood basalts and marine shales, suggesting a freshwater or brackish environment.1

Its name comes from the Inuktitut word 'Tingmiat', meaning 'those that fly'.1

Tingmiatornis lived alongside champsosaurs, turtles, and many kinds of fish in the warm Arctic waters.1

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

ti preguntaches

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Tingmiatornis

?How big was Tingmiatornis?

Nobody knows for sure because only a few bones have been found, but it was a large bird for its time, bigger than the similar Pasquiaornis.2 1

?Could Tingmiatornis fly?

Yes. The thickness of its wing bones shows it was capable of flight, and it probably also dove into the water to catch fish.2 1

?What did Tingmiatornis eat?

It probably ate fish. It lived alongside many kinds of fish, and if it was a diving bird, it would have caught them underwater.2 1

?When did Tingmiatornis live?

It lived about 92 million years ago, during the Turonian stage of the Cretaceous Period.2 1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Tingmiatornis
Bautizado por: Bono et al. 20163
Grupo: Aves primitivas
Familia / clado: Ornithurae3
Clasificación: Theropoda > Avialae3
Idade das rochas: de 100 a 94 millóns de anos (Cenomanian)3
Formacións rochosas: Kanguk3
Países: Canadá3
Rexistros fósiles: 1 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento: Tingmiatornis arctica was named in 2016 by R. K. Bono, J. Clarke, J. A. Tarduno, and D. Brinkman based on fossils found on Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian Arctic.3 1
Aínda en debate: Scientists are not sure if Tingmiatornis was a diving bird like a modern grebe, because only a few bones have been found.1

De onde veñen os datos

A Large Ornithurine Bird (Tingmiatornis arctica) from the Turonian High Arctic: Climatic and Evolutionary Implications | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
Tingmiatornis (en.wikipedia.org)
Tingmiatornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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