Yanornis

O nome significa: “Yan bird”1

Comía: PeixeAves primitivasCretáceo Inferior

Yanornis was an ancient bird that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. It was about the size of a chicken and could fly well. It loved to eat fish!1

Viviu

hai entre 126 e 113 millóns de anos4

Cretáceo Inferior

Fósiles atopados en

Liaoning province, China1 2

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)

Yanornis 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

Yanornis had a long skull with about 10 teeth in the upper jaw and 20 teeth in the lower jaw.1

Its wishbone (furcula) was U-shaped, which helped it fly and walk well.1

Yanornis spent most of its time on the ground because its feet were not good at grasping branches.1

Some scientists think Yanornis might have eaten seeds sometimes, but others disagree.1

The front half of a Yanornis fossil was once glued to the tail of a Microraptor to make a fake fossil called 'Archaeoraptor'.1

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

?What did Yanornis eat?

Yanornis was primarily a fish-eater. Several fossils show fish remains in its stomach and crop, though some scientists once thought it might also eat seeds.1 3

?How big was Yanornis?

Yanornis was about the size of a chicken.1

?Could Yanornis fly?

Yes, Yanornis could fly well. It had a modern-looking wishbone and wing bones that allowed it to lift its wings high for an efficient upstroke.1

?Is Yanornis a dinosaur?

Yanornis is an extinct bird that belongs to the dinosaur group called Avialae, so yes, it is considered a type of dinosaur.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Yanornis
Bautizado por: Zhou and Zhang 20014
Grupo: Aves primitivas
Familia / clado: Yanornithidae4
Clasificación: Theropoda > Avialae4
Idade das rochas: de 126 a 113 millóns de anos (Barremian / Aptian)4
Formacións rochosas: Jiufotang, Yixian4
Países: China4
Rexistros fósiles: 4 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento: Yanornis was named by Zhou and Zhang in 2001. The type species Y. martini was named after paleontologist Larry Martin.1 4
Aínda en debate: Scientists still debate whether Yanornis sometimes switched its diet from fish to seeds.1

De onde veñen os datos

Yanornis (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
pone.0095036 1..8 (journals.plos.org)
Yanornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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