Nanantius

Igama lithetha: “dwarf enantiornithine”1

Yayitya: InyamaIintaka zokuqalaiCretaceous yokuqala

Nanantius was a tiny, ancient bird that lived beside a warm, shallow sea in Australia. It was about the size of a blackbird and probably looked like a mini seagull with claws on its wings.1

Yaphila

106 ukuya ku-100 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo2

iCretaceous yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Queensland, Australia1 2

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)

Nanantius 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

Nanantius is known from only a few bones, including a leg bone and a neck vertebra.1

One of its leg bones was found inside the stomach of an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived at the same time.1

It belonged to a group of primitive birds called enantiornitheans, which had teeth and clawed wings.1

Nanantius lived about 112 to 100 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

Until 2026, Nanantius was the only named bird from the Cretaceous of Australia.1

Scientists are not 100% sure Nanantius is an enantiornithean because its leg bone is not enough to prove it.1

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Nanantius — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Nanantius 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: Nanantius

?How big was Nanantius?

About the size of a blackbird. It was a tiny bird, probably looking like a miniature seagull.1

?What did Nanantius eat?

It probably ate marine invertebrates and small fish along the coast of the Eromanga Sea.1

?Did Nanantius have teeth?

Yes, it belonged to a group of primitive birds called enantiornitheans, which had teeth and clawed wings.1

?Is Nanantius a dinosaur?

It is an avialan dinosaur, which means it is a bird in the broad sense and a type of theropod dinosaur.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Nanantius
Inikwe igama ngu:: Molnar 19862
Iqela: Iintaka zokuqala
Usapho / iclade: Alexornithidae2
Ukuhlelwa: Theropoda > Avialae2
Ubudala bamatye: 106 ukuya ku-100 izigidi zeminyaka (Albian)2
Izakhiwo zamatye: Toolebuc2
Amazwe: i-Ostreliya2
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 2 kwi-Paleobiology Database2
Ukufunyanwa: Nanantius was named by Ralph Molnar in 1986 based on a leg bone and a neck vertebra found at Warra Station near Boulia, Queensland.1 2
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not certain if Nanantius is truly an enantiornithean bird, because its leg bone is not enough to tell for sure.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

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

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