Pterygornis

Igama lithetha: “wing bird”1

Yayitya: InyamaIintaka zokuqalaiCretaceous yokuqala

Pterygornis was a tiny, sparrow-sized bird that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. It could move its upper beak separately from its skull, just like modern birds do when they eat. This little flyer was an early experiment in bird skull design!2

Yaphila

121 ukuya ku-113 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iCretaceous yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Liaoning Province, China3 2

Ubude

0.1 ukuya ku-0.2 m (0.3 ukuya ku-0.7 ft)2

Ukuphakama

0.09 m (0.3 ft)

uqikelelo

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-24 km/h (15 mph)

Ukubhabha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Yayiphakame kangakanani?

uqikelelo

inde njengezitena zokudlala ezingama-6 zilandelelanaincinci ngokwaneleyo ukuba ihambe phantsi kwesituloibinokubhabha inqumle ibala lebhola ekhatywayo lonke ngemizuzwana engama-16

Pterygornis 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)

Pterygornis malunga ne-24 km/h (15 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Pterygornis belonged to a group called Enantiornithes, which were the most common birds during the Age of Dinosaurs.2

Its fossils were found in the Jiufotang Formation in China, a famous site that has preserved many early birds.3 2

Unlike older birds, Pterygornis had a special skull that could move its upper jaw up and down, helping it grab food more easily.2

The name Pterygornis means 'wing bird' in Latin and Greek.1

Pterygornis lived about 121 to 113 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.3

Its skeleton was found disarticulated, meaning the bones were scattered, but some skull bones were perfectly preserved.2

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Pterygornis — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Pterygornis 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: Pterygornis
Inikwe igama ngu:: Wang et al. 20144
Iqela: Iintaka zokuqala
Usapho / iclade: Enantiornithes4
Ukuhlelwa: Theropoda > Avialae4
Ubudala bamatye: 121 ukuya ku-113 izigidi zeminyaka (Aptian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Jiufotang4
Amazwe: iTshayina4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: Pterygornis was named by Wang Min and colleagues in 2014, based on fossils found near Dapingfang Town in Liaoning, China. The species name P. dapingfangensis comes from that town.1 2
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still studying exactly how Pterygornis's skull movement worked, because its bones are so small and delicate.2

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Pterygornis (en.wikipedia.org)
New enantiornithine bird reveals the refinement for cranial kinesis occurring early in avian evolution (phys.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Pterygornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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