Patagopteryx

Igama lithetha: “Patagonian wing”1

Yayitya: Kancinci kwayo yonke intoIintaka zokuqalaiCretaceous yamva

Patagopteryx was a chicken-sized bird that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous. It could not fly, even though its ancestors could! It is the oldest known bird that lost the ability to fly.1

Yaphila

86 ukuya ku-84 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Sierra Barrosa, northwestern Patagonia, Argentina1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-15 km/h (9 mph)

Ukubaleka, 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)

Patagopteryx malunga ne-15 km/h (9 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Patagopteryx had no wishbone (furcula), so it could not have the muscles needed for flying.1

Its legs had very short thigh bones (femurs), which is a sign it was a fast runner.1

The feet of Patagopteryx had fused bones, just like modern birds.1

It lived about 85 to 83 million years ago, during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous.2

Patagopteryx probably traveled in flocks across the plains of South America.1

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

?What did Patagopteryx eat?

It was omnivorous, meaning it ate both plants and meat.1

?Why couldn't Patagopteryx fly?

It had no wishbone (furcula), so it could not have the muscles needed for flying.1

?How big was Patagopteryx?

About the size of a chicken.1

?Did Patagopteryx live in flocks?

Yes, it probably traveled in flocks across the plains of South America.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Patagopteryx
Inikwe igama ngu:: Alvarenga and Bonaparte 19923
Iqela: Iintaka zokuqala
Usapho / iclade: Ornithuromorpha3
Ukuhlelwa: Theropoda > Avialae3
Ubudala bamatye: 86 ukuya ku-84 izigidi zeminyaka (Santonian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye: Bajo de la Carpa3
Amazwe: i-Argentina3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: Oscar de Ferrariis found the first fossils around 1984 to 1985 in Argentina. He gave them to paleontologist José Bonaparte, who named the species Patagopteryx deferrariisi in 1992.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure if Patagopteryx is the earliest flightless bird, because some earlier dinosaurs may also have lost the ability to fly.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

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

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