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Gobipteryx had a toothless beak, which is rare for a bird from the time of dinosaurs.1
Scientists think Gobipteryx could fly right after hatching, because its wing and shoulder bones were already strong in the egg.1
Gobipteryx was about the size of a partridge, with a skull only 45 millimeters long.1
The first Gobipteryx fossils were two damaged skulls found by a Polish-Mongolian expedition in 1971.12
Gobipteryx belongs to a group of ancient birds called Enantiornithes, which all went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous.1
Its bones grew quickly, like those of modern birds, but its growth slowed down right after hatching.1

Pyetjet më të shpeshta për Gobipteryx
?How big was Gobipteryx?
About the size of a partridge, with a skull only 45 millimeters long.1
?Did Gobipteryx have teeth?
No, Gobipteryx had a toothless beak, which is rare for a bird from the time of dinosaurs.1
?Could Gobipteryx fly?
Yes, scientists believe Gobipteryx could fly. Its long scapula and forelimbs were well suited for flight, and it could probably fly right after hatching.1
?When did Gobipteryx live?
Gobipteryx lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 75 to 71 million years ago.1
Për ekspertët e dinozaurëve
- Emri shkencor
- Gobipteryx
- Emërtuar nga
- Elzanowski 19743
- Grupi
- Zogjtë e parë
- Familja / klada
- Enantiornithes3
- Klasifikimi
- Theropoda > Avialae3
- Mosha e shkëmbinjve
- 84 deri në 66 milionë vjet (Campanian / Maastrichtian)3
- Formacionet shkëmbore
- Baruungoyot, Djadokhta, Nemegt3
- Vendet
- Mongolia3
- Gjetjet fosile
- 8 në The Paleobiology Database3
- Zbulimi
- Gobipteryx was named by Andrzej Elzanowski in 1974, based on a skull found in the Gobi Desert by Dr. Teresa Maryańska during a 1971 expedition.12
- Ende i diskutueshëm
- Scientists are still debating exactly how Gobipteryx is related to other ancient birds, because its skull is unusual.1
Nga vijnë faktet
- Gobipteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
- PRELIMINARY NOTE ON THE PALAEOGNATHOUS BIRD FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF MONGOLIA (palaeontologia.pan.pl)
- Gobipteryx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mosha, vendet, formacionet shkëmbore, klasifikimi.
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