Rapaxavis

Il num vul dir: “grasping bird”1

Mangiava: CharnUtschels primitivsCretacic tempriv

Rapaxavis was a tiny bird that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. It had a long, curved beak and special feet that could grab onto branches like a modern parrot.2

Viveva

avant 121 fin 113 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Liaoning Province, China1 3

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)

Rapaxavis 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

Rapaxavis had teeth only in the front of its upper and lower jaws, unlike many other birds.2

Its feet were perfectly adapted for grasping branches, making it one of the first birds known to be strongly arboreal (tree-living).2

The fossil of Rapaxavis was so well preserved that scientists could see the keratin sheaths on its toe claws.2

Rapaxavis lived about 113 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

The holotype (main specimen) was a subadult, meaning it was not fully grown when it died.1

Its name comes from the Latin word 'rapax' meaning grasping, because of its strong feet.1

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Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Rapaxavis
Numnà da: Morschhauser et al. 20093
Gruppa: Utschels primitivs
Famiglia / clada: Longipterygidae3
Classificaziun: Theropoda > Avialae3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 121 fin 113 milliuns onns (Aptian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Jiufotang3
Pajais: China3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Rapaxavis was named in 2009 by Eric Morschhauser and colleagues. The fossil was found by Pan Lijun at Xiaioyugou, China, and was first thought to be a different bird called Longirostravis.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure if Rapaxavis was fully grown when it died, because its bones were not completely fused.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Rapaxavis (en.wikipedia.org)
Anatomy of the Early Cretaceous bird Rapaxavis pani, a new species from Liaoning Province, China: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 29, No 2 (tandfonline.com)
Rapaxavis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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