Elektorornis

Leina le raya: “amber bird”1

E jele: DitshenekegiDinonyane tsa ntlhaBofelo jwa Cretaceous

Elektorornis was a tiny bird that lived about 99 million years ago. It had a super long middle toe, much longer than its other toes. Scientists think it used that long toe to poke into tree bark and find tasty bugs to eat.1 2

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 100 go ya go 94 tse di fetileng3

Bofelo jwa Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Angbamo locality, Hukawng Valley, Kachin Province, northern Myanmar2 3

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 27 km/h (17 mph)

Go fofa, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 252 tse di fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le bonako go le kae?

Motho yo o tsamayang e ka nna 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana mo baesekeleng e ka nna 12 km/h (7 mph)

Elektorornis e ka nna 27 km/h (17 mph)

Pitse e e sianang ka bonako e ka nna 65 km/h (40 mph)

Lengau e ka nna 100 km/h (62 mph)

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di monate

Elektorornis is the first bird species ever described from fossils found in Burmese amber.1

Its third toe was 20% longer than its whole foot bone (tarsometatarsus). No other known bird, alive or extinct, has such a long toe compared to its foot.2

This bird was smaller than a sparrow. It was an enantiornithine, a group of early birds that lived alongside dinosaurs.1 2

The only known fossil of Elektorornis is a partial right leg and some wing feathers, all preserved in a piece of amber.1 2

Elektorornis had big, curved claws and a long hallux (back toe) that helped it grip branches. It was an arboreal bird, meaning it lived in trees.2

Scientists think Elektorornis may have had a toothless beak to pry into wood, like a woodpecker, to reach insects.1

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Leina la saense: Elektorornis
Leina le neilwe ke: Xing et al. 20193
Setlhopha: Dinonyane tsa ntlha
Lelapa / clade: Enantiornithes3
Thulaganyo: Theropoda > Avialae3
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 100 go ya go 94 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Cenomanian)3
Dinaga: Myanmar3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database3
Go fitlhelwa: Elektorornis chenguangi was named in 2019 by Lida Xing and colleagues. The fossil was found in Burmese amber at the Angbamo locality in Myanmar. The species name honors Chen Guang, a curator at the Hupoge Amber Museum.2 1
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are not sure exactly how Elektorornis used its extra-long middle toe. It might have been for probing tree bark for insects, or for better climbing, or both.2

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Elektorornis (en.wikipedia.org)
A New Enantiornithine Bird with Unusual Pedal Proportions Found in Amber: Current Biology (cell.com)
Elektorornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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