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Pengornis

Erinnya litegeeza: “Peng bird, after a giant bird from Chinese myth”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaEbinyonyi eby'olubereberyeEntandikwa ya Kuretasi

Pengornis was a bird that lived in the Early Cretaceous, about 120 million years ago. It was one of the biggest birds of its time, with a wingspan as wide as a small car. It had tiny teeth and ate meat.21

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emyaka obukadde 121 okutuuka ku 113 emabega4
Entandikwa ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Dapingfang, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China42
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nga 27 km/h (17 mph)
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Pengornis is the largest known enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of northeast China.1

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Its skull is one of the best preserved among all Mesozoic birds, showing details like tiny teeth and wear facets.2

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Pengornis had a globose humeral head that stuck out further than its deltopectoral crest, a feature not seen in other enantiornithines.2

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The name comes from 'Peng', a giant mythological bird in Chinese folklore, and 'ornis' meaning bird in Greek.1

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Its teeth were small, conical, and not curved, similar to those of the early bird Archaeopteryx.2

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Pengornis had a long tail with a pygostyle, a fused bone at the tip that helped control flight.2

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?How big was Pengornis?

Pengornis was a small bird with a wingspan of roughly 1 meter (3.3 feet). It is the largest known enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous.13

?Did Pengornis have teeth?

Yes, Pengornis had tiny, conical teeth that were not curved, similar to those of the early bird Archaeopteryx. It had about 13 teeth in its lower jaw and used them to eat meat.13

?When did Pengornis live?

Pengornis lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago.1

?What does the name Pengornis mean?

The name Pengornis comes from 'Peng', a giant mythological bird in Chinese folklore, and 'ornis', which means bird in Greek.1

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Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Pengornis
Yatuumibwa
Zhou et al. 20084
Ekibinja
Ebinyonyi eby'olubereberye
Ekika / ekibinja
Pengornithidae4
Engabanya
Theropoda > Avialae4
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 121 okutuuka ku 113 (Aptian)4
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Jiufotang4
Ensi
Cayina4
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Okuzuulibwa
Pengornis was named in 2008 by Zhou, Clarke, and Zhang based on a nearly complete skeleton found in the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, China. The species name 'houi' honors the pioneering paleo-ornithologist Lianhai Hou.12
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists debate whether Enantiornithes and Ornithurae (the group including modern birds) are truly separate groups. Pengornis has features of both, which blurs the line.12

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  1. Pengornis (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Insight into diversity, body size and morphological evolution from the largest Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  3. Insight into diversity, body size and morphological evolution from the largest Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird - Zhou - 2008 - Journal of Anatomy - Wiley Online Library (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
  4. Pengornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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