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Potamornis

Erinnya litegeeza: “river bird”3
Yalyanga: EnnyamaEbinyonyi eby'olubereberyeEnkomerero ya Kuretasi

Potamornis was a small, toothed bird that lived near the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. It hunted along the shores of a river in what is now Wyoming, USA. It was a fast, meat-eating bird that could probably run and maybe fly a little.3

Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 72 okutuuka ku 66 emabega3
Enkomerero ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Wyoming, USA, in the Lance Formation31
Obuwanvu
0.1 okutuuka ku 0.5 m (0.3 okutuuka ku 1.6 ft)1
Obuzito
1.5 kg okutuuka ku 2 kg (3 okutuuka ku 4 lb)2
Obugulumivu
0.23 m (0.8 ft)
kuteebereza
Sipiidi esinga
nga 8 km/h (5 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Yali muwanvu kwenkana wa?

Potamornis obuwanvu nga 0.5 m (1.6 ft)Kkapa ow'awaka nga 0.5 m (1.6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3.3 ft)Akagaali k'omukulu nga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)

Yali mugulumivu kwenkana wa?

Potamornisobugulumivu nga 0.23 m (0.8 ft)Kkapa ow'awakanga 0.3 m (1 ft)Embwanga 0.5 m (1.6 ft)Embalaasinga 1.6 m (5.2 ft)

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Ebyewuunyisa

1

Potamornis is known from just one partial skull bone, called a quadrate, which was found in Wyoming.3

2

It lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, right before the big extinction that killed the non-bird dinosaurs.1

3

Potamornis belonged to a group of ancient birds called Hesperornithiformes, which were mostly diving birds with teeth.3

4

The name Potamornis means 'river bird', because it was found in rocks that were once a riverbed.3

5

Scientists think Potamornis was a ground-dwelling bird that could run fast on land.3

6

It laid eggs, like all birds do, and probably built nests on the ground.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Potamornis

?How big was Potamornis?

It was a small bird, weighing perhaps 1.5 or 2 kilograms (3.3 to 4.4 pounds).2

?Did Potamornis have teeth?

Yes, it was a toothed bird. It belonged to a group of ancient birds called Hesperornithiformes, which had teeth.2

?Could Potamornis fly?

Probably not. It was a flightless diving bird, like other members of its group, though some scientists think it might have been able to fly a little.2

?What did Potamornis eat?

It was a meat-eater (carnivore). It likely hunted for fish and other small animals in the water.3

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Some people think Potamornis was a dinosaur like T. rex.

Amazima: Potamornis was a bird, and while birds are dinosaurs, it was a small, feathered, flying or running bird, not a big predator.3

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Potamornis
Yatuumibwa
Elzanowski et al. 20013
Ekibinja
Ebinyonyi eby'olubereberye
Ekika / ekibinja
Hesperornithiformes3
Engabanya
Theropoda > Avialae3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 72 okutuuka ku 66 (Maastrichtian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Lance3
Ensi
Amerika3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Potamornis was named by Elzanowski, Paul, and Stidham in 2001, based on a skull bone found in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.3
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are still not sure exactly how Potamornis is related to other ancient birds, because only a single skull bone has been found.3

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  2. Potamornis (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Potamornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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