Eogranivora

Igama lithetha: “early seed-eater”1

Yayitya: IzityaloIintaka zokuqalaiCretaceous yokuqala

Eogranivora was a small, toothless bird that lived in ancient China. It loved to eat seeds, and we know this because scientists found seeds and gizzard stones inside its fossil!1

Yaphila

126 ukuya ku-120 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iCretaceous yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Dawangzhangzi, Liaoning Province, China3 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)

Eogranivora 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

Eogranivora is the only Early Cretaceous ornithuromorph bird that has direct evidence of eating seeds.1

It had no teeth at all, which is unusual for a bird from its time. Many other early birds still had small teeth.1

Eogranivora had no hallux, the backward-pointing toe that most birds use to perch. This suggests it lived on the ground.1

Its fossil was first thought to be a different bird called Hongshanornis, but scientists later realized it was a new species.2

The fossil preserves at least 15 seeds inside the crop area, each about 4.3 mm long.1

Eogranivora lived about 125 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1

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

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Eogranivora
Inikwe igama ngu:: Zheng et al. 20183
Iqela: Iintaka zokuqala
Usapho / iclade: Ornithuromorpha3
Ukuhlelwa: Theropoda > Avialae3
Ubudala bamatye: 126 ukuya ku-120 izigidi zeminyaka (Barremian / Aptian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye: Yixian3
Amazwe: iTshayina3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: Eogranivora was named in 2018 by Zheng Xiaoting and colleagues. The fossil was found at Dawangzhangzi in China and was originally mistaken for Hongshanornis.2 1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure if Eogranivora ate only seeds or also other foods, because some modern birds that eat hard items also use gizzard stones.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

royalsocietypublishing.org (royalsocietypublishing.org)
Eogranivora (en.wikipedia.org)
Eogranivora in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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