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Falcatakely

Il num vul dir: “sickle beak”1
Mangiava: CharnUtschels primitivsCretacic tardiv

Falcatakely was a crow-sized bird that lived in Madagascar 66 to 72 million years ago. It had a long, deep beak like a toucan, which was very unusual for a bird from the time of dinosaurs.1

Viveva
avant 72 fin 66 milliuns onns3
Cretacic tardiv
Fossils chattads en
Madagascar3
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?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

1

Falcatakely had a beak that looked like a toucan's, but it was not a close relative of toucans. Its beak shape evolved separately.1

2

The upper jaw of Falcatakely was made mostly of a large, toothless maxilla bone, with a small premaxilla that held teeth.1

3

Falcatakely is one of the few Mesozoic birds known to have a deep, long beak. Most early birds had simple, short snouts.1

4

This bird belonged to a group called Enantiornithes, which were the most common birds during the Cretaceous period.3

5

The only known fossil of Falcatakely was found in the Maevarano Formation in Madagascar, a site famous for other unusual animals like the giant frog Beelzebufo.3

6

Falcatakely shows that some ancient birds evolved large beaks before modern birds appeared, challenging old ideas about beak evolution.1

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?How big was Falcatakely?

About the size of a crow. Its beak was about 9 centimetres (3.5 inches) long.2

?Did Falcatakely have teeth?

Yes, it had teeth in the tip of its upper jaw, which is unusual for a bird.2

?Is Falcatakely a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a bird, and birds are a type of dinosaur called avialan dinosaurs.2

?When did Falcatakely live?

It lived about 68 to 70 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Falcatakely
Numnà da
O'Connor et al. 20203
Gruppa
Utschels primitivs
Famiglia / clada
Enantiornithes3
Classificaziun
Theropoda > Avialae3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
72 fin 66 milliuns onns (Maastrichtian)3
Formaziuns da crap
Maevarano3
Pajais
Madagascar3
Chats da fossils
1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta
Falcatakely was named in 2020 by Patrick O'Connor and colleagues based on a fossil skull found in Madagascar.31
Anc discutà
Scientists are still debating exactly how Falcatakely used its unusual beak, since it had teeth in the front but a large toothless beak behind.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Late Cretaceous bird from Madagascar reveals unique development of beaks | Nature (nature.com)
  2. Falcatakely (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Falcatakely in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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