Rapaxavis

Igama lithetha: “grasping bird”1

Yayitya: InyamaIintaka zokuqalaiCretaceous yokuqala

Rapaxavis was a tiny bird that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. It had a long, curved beak and special feet that could grab onto branches like a modern parrot.2

Yaphila

121 ukuya ku-113 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iCretaceous yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Liaoning Province, China1 3

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)

Rapaxavis 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

Rapaxavis had teeth only in the front of its upper and lower jaws, unlike many other birds.2

Its feet were perfectly adapted for grasping branches, making it one of the first birds known to be strongly arboreal (tree-living).2

The fossil of Rapaxavis was so well preserved that scientists could see the keratin sheaths on its toe claws.2

Rapaxavis lived about 113 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

The holotype (main specimen) was a subadult, meaning it was not fully grown when it died.1

Its name comes from the Latin word 'rapax' meaning grasping, because of its strong feet.1

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Rapaxavis — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Rapaxavis 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: Rapaxavis
Inikwe igama ngu:: Morschhauser et al. 20093
Iqela: Iintaka zokuqala
Usapho / iclade: Longipterygidae3
Ukuhlelwa: Theropoda > Avialae3
Ubudala bamatye: 121 ukuya ku-113 izigidi zeminyaka (Aptian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye: Jiufotang3
Amazwe: iTshayina3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: Rapaxavis was named in 2009 by Eric Morschhauser and colleagues. The fossil was found by Pan Lijun at Xiaioyugou, China, and was first thought to be a different bird called Longirostravis.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure if Rapaxavis was fully grown when it died, because its bones were not completely fused.2

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Rapaxavis (en.wikipedia.org)
Anatomy of the Early Cretaceous bird Rapaxavis pani, a new species from Liaoning Province, China: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 29, No 2 (tandfonline.com)
Rapaxavis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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