Pterygornis

Il num vul dir: “wing bird”1

Mangiava: CharnUtschels primitivsCretacic tempriv

Pterygornis was a tiny, sparrow-sized bird that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. It could move its upper beak separately from its skull, just like modern birds do when they eat. This little flyer was an early experiment in bird skull design!2

Viveva

avant 121 fin 113 milliuns onns4

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Liaoning Province, China3 2

Lunghezza

0,1 fin 0,2 m (0,3 fin 0,7 ft)2

Autezza

0,09 m (0,3 ft)

stima

Spertadad maximala

var 24 km/h (15 mph)

Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant aut era el?

stima

uschè lung sco 6 bloccs da construcziun in suenter l'auteruschè pitschen ch'el pudeva ir sut ina sutgapudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 16 secundas

Quant grond era Pterygornis cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn arcunà u tramess.

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)

Pterygornis var 24 km/h (15 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Pterygornis belonged to a group called Enantiornithes, which were the most common birds during the Age of Dinosaurs.2

Its fossils were found in the Jiufotang Formation in China, a famous site that has preserved many early birds.3 2

Unlike older birds, Pterygornis had a special skull that could move its upper jaw up and down, helping it grab food more easily.2

The name Pterygornis means 'wing bird' in Latin and Greek.1

Pterygornis lived about 121 to 113 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.3

Its skeleton was found disarticulated, meaning the bones were scattered, but some skull bones were perfectly preserved.2

Maletg da Pterygornis fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Pterygornis pudess avair guardà ora, fatg d'in computer tenor quai che la scienza sa. I sa tracta d'ina supposiziun: l'animal vair ha forsa guardà ora auter, e sias colurs vairas èn nunenconuschentas.

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Pterygornis
Numnà da: Wang et al. 20144
Gruppa: Utschels primitivs
Famiglia / clada: Enantiornithes4
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: Pterygornis was named by Wang Min and colleagues in 2014, based on fossils found near Dapingfang Town in Liaoning, China. The species name P. dapingfangensis comes from that town.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are still studying exactly how Pterygornis's skull movement worked, because its bones are so small and delicate.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Pterygornis (en.wikipedia.org)
New enantiornithine bird reveals the refinement for cranial kinesis occurring early in avian evolution (phys.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Pterygornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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