Pengornis

Il num vul dir: “Peng bird, after a giant bird from Chinese myth”1

Mangiava: CharnUtschels primitivsCretacic tempriv

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.2 1

Viveva

avant 121 fin 113 milliuns onns4

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Dapingfang, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China4 2

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?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

Pengornis var 27 km/h (17 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Pengornis is the largest known enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of northeast China.1

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

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

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

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

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

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Pengornis

?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.1 3

?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.1 3

?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

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Pengornis
Numnà da: Zhou et al. 20084
Gruppa: Utschels primitivs
Famiglia / clada: Pengornithidae4
Classificaziun: Theropoda > Avialae4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 121 fin 113 milliuns onns (Aptian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Jiufotang4
Pajais: China4
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: 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.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists debate whether Enantiornithes and Ornithurae (the group including modern birds) are truly separate groups. Pengornis has features of both, which blurs the line.1 2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Pengornis (en.wikipedia.org)
Insight into diversity, body size and morphological evolution from the largest Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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)
Pengornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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