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Antarcticavis

ትርጉም ስሙ: “Antarctic bird”1
ይበልዕ ነበረ: ስጋቀዳሞት ኣዕዋፍዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ

Antarcticavis was an ancient bird that lived in Antarctica during the time of the dinosaurs. It was about the size of a modern duck and probably hunted for food along the shores. This bird is one of the oldest known from the frozen continent.21

ዝነበረሉ
ቅድሚ 72 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት3
ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ
ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ
Vega Island, Antarctica31
ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ
ኣስታት 27 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (17 ማይል/ሰ)
ምንፋር, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ
ጁራሲክ
ክሬታሸስ
ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

1

Antarcticavis lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous.3

2

Its name means 'Antarctic bird' because its fossils were found in Antarctica.1

3

Scientists are not sure exactly where Antarcticavis fits in the bird family tree. Some think it is close to modern birds, while others place it with water birds like loons and ducks.1

4

The only known fossil of Antarcticavis is a partial skeleton, including parts of the wings, legs, and backbone.1

5

Antarcticavis is the oldest bird ever described from Antarctica.2

6

A 2025 study found that Antarcticavis had bones similar to modern diving birds, like mergansers and gulls, suggesting it was a good swimmer.1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Antarcticavis
ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Antarcticavis ከመይ ይመስል ከም ዝነበረ ዘርኢ፣ ኮምፒተር ካብቲ ሳይንቲስታት ዝፈልጥዎ ዝሰርሖ። ግምት እዩ: እቲ ሓቀኛ እንስሳ ፍልይ ዝበለ ክመስል ይኽእል፣ ሓቀኛ ሕብሩ ድማ ዝፈልጦ የለን።
ንስኻ ሓቲትካ

ብዛዕባ Antarcticavis ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?How big was Antarcticavis?

It was about the size of a modern duck.1

?Could Antarcticavis swim?

Yes, it was probably a good swimmer. A 2025 study found that its bones are similar to those of modern diving birds like mergansers and gulls.1

?What did Antarcticavis eat?

Scientists are not sure exactly what it ate, but it probably hunted for food along the shores of Antarctica.1

?Is Antarcticavis a dinosaur?

Yes, Antarcticavis is a dinosaur. All birds are members of the dinosaur group, specifically the theropod dinosaurs.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም
Antarcticavis
ዝሰመዮ
Cordes-Person et al. 20203
ጉጅለ
ቀዳሞት ኣዕዋፍ
ስድራ / ክላድ
Ornithuromorpha3
ምድባ
Theropoda > Avialae3
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ
72 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Maastrichtian)3
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት
Snow Hill Island3
ሃገራት
ኣንታርክቲካ3
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል
1 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database3
ርኽበት
Antarcticavis was named in 2020 by Amanda Cordes-Person and colleagues. The fossils were found on Vega Island in Antarctica, at a site called Al's Bird Site.31
ገና ዘከራኽር
Scientists are still debating exactly where Antarcticavis belongs in the bird family tree. It might be a very early relative of modern birds, or it might be part of a group that includes loons and grebes.1

ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ

  1. Antarcticavis (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. An enigmatic bird from the lower Maastrichtian of Vega Island, Antarctica (ri.conicet.gov.ar)
  3. Antarcticavis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ዕድመ፣ ቦታታት፣ ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት፣ ምድባ።

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