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Elopteryx

Igama lithetha: “marsh wing”1

Yayitya: InyamaIidayinaso ezingaqhelekanga ezineentsibaiCretaceous yamva

Elopteryx was a small, bird-like dinosaur that lived on an island in the ancient sea. It had feathers and might have been able to fly, but scientists think it may have lost that ability later. It was a meat-eater that hunted small animals.1

Yaphila

72 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo5

iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Romania, in the Hațeg Basin of Transylvania1 5

Ubude

0.9 m (3 ft)2

Ubunzima

2.7 kg (6 lb)2

Ukuphakama

0.37 m (1.2 ft)

uqikelelo

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-29 km/h (18 mph)

Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Yayiphakame kangakanani?

uqikelelo

Yayinzima kangakanani?

inzima njengeebhanana ezingama-23

inde njengeekati zasekhaya ezingama-2, impumlo ukuya emsileniinde njengeebhanana ezingama-5 zilandelelanamalunga nobunzima bekati yasekhayainzima njengeebhanana ezingama-23incinci ngokwaneleyo ukuba ihambe phantsi kwesituloibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-12 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

Elopteryx wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

Yimathematika nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwe naphi na.

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

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

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

Elopteryx malunga ne-29 km/h (18 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Elopteryx lived about 70 to 66 million years ago, near the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs.1

Its fossils were found on Hațeg Island, which was a large island in the ancient sea that covered parts of Europe.1

For a long time, scientists thought Elopteryx was a bird, not a dinosaur. Now they think it was a bird-like dinosaur.1

A 2024 study found that Elopteryx was secondarily flightless, meaning it evolved from flying ancestors but lost the ability to fly.1

Some scientists think Elopteryx might be the same animal as Balaur bondoc, another dinosaur from Romania.1

Elopteryx is known from only a few leg bones, so scientists are still unsure exactly what it looked like.1

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

ubuzile

Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Elopteryx

?How big was Elopteryx?

Elopteryx was small, about the size of a large pelican or a big cormorant, based on its leg bones. Scientists are still unsure of its exact size because only a few fossils have been found.1 3

?Could Elopteryx fly?

Scientists are not certain if Elopteryx could fly. While some studies suggest it may have been flightless, more evidence is needed to confirm its flight capabilities.1 4

?What did Elopteryx eat?

Elopteryx was a meat-eater that hunted small animals. Its sharp teeth and claws helped it catch prey.1

?Is Elopteryx the same as Balaur bondoc?

Maybe. Some scientists think Elopteryx might be the same animal as Balaur bondoc, another dinosaur from Romania. More fossils are needed to be sure.1 4

?When did Elopteryx live?

Elopteryx lived about 70 to 66 million years ago, near the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs.1

?Where was Elopteryx found?

Elopteryx fossils were found on Hațeg Island, which was a large island in the ancient sea that covered parts of what is now Romania.1

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Elopteryx was a bird like a pelican or an owl.

Inyaniso: Scientists now think Elopteryx was a non-avian dinosaur, not a bird. It was a feathered theropod related to birds.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Elopteryx
Inikwe igama ngu:: Andrews 19135
Iqela: Iidayinaso ezingaqhelekanga ezineentsiba
Usapho / iclade: Alvarezsauridae5
Ukuhlelwa: Theropoda > Alvarezsauridae5
Ubudala bamatye: 72 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka (Maastrichtian)5
Izakhiwo zamatye: Sînpetru, Râul Mare5
Amazwe: iRomania5
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 3 kwi-Paleobiology Database5
Ukufunyanwa: The famous Hungarian paleontologist Franz Nopcsa found the first bones near Sînpetru in Romania. In 1913, Charles William Andrews named the dinosaur Elopteryx nopcsai in his honor.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists still debate whether Elopteryx was a bird-like dinosaur or an early bird, and whether it is the same species as Balaur bondoc.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Elopteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
Elopteryx nopcsai | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
ELOPTERYX REVISITED - A NEW BIRD-LIKE SPECIMEN FROM THE MAASTRICHTIAN OF THE HAŢEG BASIN (ROMANIA) (actapalrom.geo-paleontologica.org)
Elopteryx at Nălaț-Vad: new theropod material described from the Hațeg Basin (Romania) (biozoojournals.ro)
Elopteryx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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