Cratoavis

Igama lithetha: “Crato bird”1

Yayitya: IintlanziIintaka zokuqalaiCretaceous yokuqala

Cratoavis was a small bird that lived about 117 million years ago in what is now Brazil. It had feathers on its wings and body, and it ate fish for dinner!1 2

Yaphila

120 ukuya ku-113 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iCretaceous yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Pedra Branca Quarry, Crato Formation, Ceará, Brazil4 1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-27 km/h (17 mph)

Ukubhabha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3 mph)

Umntwana ekhwele ibhayisikile malunga ne-12 km/h (7 mph)

Cratoavis malunga ne-27 km/h (17 mph)

Ihashe elibaleka ngamandla malunga ne-65 km/h (40 mph)

Ingwenkala malunga ne-100 km/h (62 mph)

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Cratoavis is one of the earliest known fossil birds from South America, living about 117 million years ago.2

Its fossil includes feathers attached to the wings and around the body, showing what it looked like.1

Fish bones from at least two small fish called Dastilbe crandalli were found inside the bird's digestive tract.2

This is the first direct evidence of what any Mesozoic bird from the Southern Hemisphere ate.2

Cratoavis had a short beak, but it still caught and ate fish.2

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Cratoavis — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Cratoavis esenokuba wayekhangeleka ngayo, wenziwe yikhompyutha ngokwento eyaziwa zizazinzulu. Kukuqikelela nje: esona silwanyana sinokuba sasikhangeleka ngenye indlela, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo imibala yaso yokwenyani.

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Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Cratoavis

?How big was Cratoavis?

It was a very small bird, about the size of a sparrow. The fossil shows it had a short beak and long tail feathers.1 3

?What did Cratoavis eat?

It ate fish. Fish bones from at least two small fish called Dastilbe crandalli were found inside its digestive tract.2 1

?Did Cratoavis have feathers?

Yes, its fossil has feathers attached to the wings and around the body, including two very long tail feathers.1 3

?When did Cratoavis live?

It lived about 117 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1 3

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Cratoavis
Inikwe igama ngu:: Carvalho et al. 20154
Iqela: Iintaka zokuqala
Usapho / iclade: Euenantiornithes4
Ukuhlelwa: Theropoda > Avialae4
Ubudala bamatye: 120 ukuya ku-113 izigidi zeminyaka (Aptian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Crato4
Amazwe: iBrazil4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: Cratoavis was named in 2015 by Carvalho and colleagues. The fossil was found in the Crato Formation in Brazil.4 1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Cratoavis was, because only one fossil has been found.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Cratoavis (en.wikipedia.org)
Evidence of piscivorous diet in an enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil (igeo.ufrj.br)
Brasil - A new genus and species of enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil A new genus and species of enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil (scielo.br)
Cratoavis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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