Noguerornis

An san Noguerornis ne daga wani ɓangaren kwarangwal guda ɗaya, wanda ya haɗa da sassan fikafikai, ƙashin wuya (furcula), da kuma wasu gashin tsuntsaye.1

Ƙashin hannunsa na sama (humerus) yana da tsawon 22.8 mm, kuma ƙashin gaban hannunsa (ulna) yana da tsawon 24.3 mm, wanda ke nuna cewa ƙaramin tsuntsu ne sosai.1

Yan uwan González Redondo ne suka gano wannan burbushin halittar a shahararren ma'adinan La Pedrera, wanda kuma yake kunshe da wasu burbushin halittu da yawa daga farkon zamanin Cretaceous.1

Noguerornis yana da ƙashin wuya (furcula) mai kusurwar digiri 55 tsakanin rassan sa, wanda hakan wani siffa ce da ake gani a tsuntsayen da suka daɗe da kuma waɗanda suka ci gaba.1

Masana kimiyya sun rarraba Noguerornis a matsayin tsuntsun enantiornithine, wani rukuni na tsuntsayen farko waɗanda suka yi yawa a zamanin Cretaceous amma suka halaka tare da dinosaur.23

Burbushin halittar ya haɗa da alamun gashin tsuntsaye da suka zama kamar gawayi, ciki har da wasu gashin tsuntsayen tashi (remiges) da kuma gashin rufi.1

Noguerornis ya rayu kimanin shekaru miliyan 130 da suka wuce, a farkon zamanin Cretaceous, lokacin da ƙasar Spain take rufe da ɗumamin teku mai tsibirai na dutsen farar ƙasa.23