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Alcmonavis

Il num vul dir: “Altmühl River bird”1
Mangiava: CharnUtschels primitivsGiurassic tardiv

Alcmonavis was a bird-like dinosaur that lived about 150 million years ago in what is now Germany. It had a wing that was better at flapping than the famous Archaeopteryx. This makes it one of the most bird-like creatures from the Jurassic period.1

Viveva
avant 149 fin 145 milliuns onns5
Giurassic tardiv
Fossils chattads en
Old Schöpfel Quarry at Schaudiberg, Mühlheim, near Mörnsheim, Bavaria, Germany1
Spertadad maximala
var 27 km/h (17 mph)
Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant spert era el?

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Fatgs divertents

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Alcmonavis is known only from a single right wing bone. Scientists found it in 2017.1

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Its wing had strong muscle attachments that helped it flap its wings powerfully. This suggests it was a better flier than Archaeopteryx.1

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Alcmonavis lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago.5

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The name Alcmonavis comes from the old Celtic name for the Altmühl River, which flows near where the fossil was found.1

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It was a bit larger than Archaeopteryx, making it the biggest avialan dinosaur known from the Jurassic.1

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Alcmonavis had a very robust second finger bone, which is a feature seen in more advanced birds.1

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?How big was Alcmonavis?

It was a bit larger than Archaeopteryx. Its wing was about 111% the size of the largest known Archaeopteryx wing, and its upper arm bone (humerus) was about 9 centimetres long.2

?Could Alcmonavis fly?

Yes, it was a better flier than Archaeopteryx. Its wing had strong muscle attachments for flapping, showing it was adapted for active flight.34

?Is Alcmonavis a dinosaur?

Yes, it is an avialan dinosaur, which is a group that includes birds and their closest dinosaur relatives. It lived about 150 million years ago in the Late Jurassic.2

?When did Alcmonavis live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago. Its fossil was found in rocks from the early Tithonian age.2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Alcmonavis
Numnà da
Rauhut et al. 20195
Gruppa
Utschels primitivs
Famiglia / clada
Avialae5
Classificaziun
Theropoda > Avialae5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
149 fin 145 milliuns onns (Tithonian)5
Formaziuns da crap
Mörnsheim5
Pajais
Germania5
Chats da fossils
1 en The Paleobiology Database5
Scuverta
Alcmonavis was named in 2019 by Oliver Rauhut and colleagues. The fossil was found by Roland Pöschl in 2017 at the Old Schöpfel Quarry in Bavaria, Germany.51
Anc discutà
Scientists are still debating whether Alcmonavis was a better flier than Archaeopteryx, and how exactly birds first evolved flapping flight.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. A non-archaeopterygid avialan theropod from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  2. Alcmonavis (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. A non-archaeopterygid avialan theropod from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany | eLife (elifesciences.org)
  4. A non-archaeopterygid avialan theropod from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  5. Alcmonavis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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