Falcatakely

Leina le raya: “sickle beak”1

E jele: NamaDinonyane tsa ntlhaBofelo jwa Cretaceous

Falcatakely was a crow-sized bird that lived in Madagascar 66 to 72 million years ago. It had a long, deep beak like a toucan, which was very unusual for a bird from the time of dinosaurs.1

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 72 go ya go 66 tse di fetileng3

Bofelo jwa Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Madagascar3

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)

Falcatakely 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

Falcatakely had a beak that looked like a toucan's, but it was not a close relative of toucans. Its beak shape evolved separately.1

The upper jaw of Falcatakely was made mostly of a large, toothless maxilla bone, with a small premaxilla that held teeth.1

Falcatakely is one of the few Mesozoic birds known to have a deep, long beak. Most early birds had simple, short snouts.1

This bird belonged to a group called Enantiornithes, which were the most common birds during the Cretaceous period.3

The only known fossil of Falcatakely was found in the Maevarano Formation in Madagascar, a site famous for other unusual animals like the giant frog Beelzebufo.3

Falcatakely shows that some ancient birds evolved large beaks before modern birds appeared, challenging old ideas about beak evolution.1

Setshwantsho sa Falcatakely se se dirilweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Falcatakely e ka tswang e ne e lebega ka gone, se dirilwe ke khomputara go ya ka se borasaense ba se itseng. Ke kakanyo fela: phologolo ya nnete e ka tswa e ne e lebega ka tsela e sele, mme ga go ope yo o itseng mebala ya yona ya nnete.

o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Falcatakely

?How big was Falcatakely?

About the size of a crow. Its beak was about 9 centimetres (3.5 inches) long.2

?Did Falcatakely have teeth?

Yes, it had teeth in the tip of its upper jaw, which is unusual for a bird.2

?Is Falcatakely a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a bird, and birds are a type of dinosaur called avialan dinosaurs.2

?When did Falcatakely live?

It lived about 68 to 70 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Falcatakely
Leina le neilwe ke: O'Connor et al. 20203
Setlhopha: Dinonyane tsa ntlha
Lelapa / clade: Enantiornithes3
Thulaganyo: Theropoda > Avialae3
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 72 go ya go 66 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Maastrichtian)3
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Maevarano3
Dinaga: Madagasekara3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database3
Go fitlhelwa: Falcatakely was named in 2020 by Patrick O'Connor and colleagues based on a fossil skull found in Madagascar.3 1
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are still debating exactly how Falcatakely used its unusual beak, since it had teeth in the front but a large toothless beak behind.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Late Cretaceous bird from Madagascar reveals unique development of beaks | Nature (nature.com)
Falcatakely (en.wikipedia.org)
Falcatakely in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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