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Concornis

名字的意思： “bird from Cuenca”1

吃：昆蟲早期鳥類白堊紀早期

Concornis was a small, ancient bird that lived about 125 million years ago in what is now Spain. It was a great flyer, able to flap its wings fast and even do bounding flight like modern songbirds. It probably ate small insects and crustaceans near the water.2 3

生存年代

126 到 121 百萬年前3

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Las Hoyas, Cuenca province, Spain2 3

翼展

0.34 m (1.1 ft)2

體重

0.07 kg (0 lb)2

最高速度

時速約 23 公里（14 英里）

飛行, 估計值

牠生活在什麼時候？

三疊紀

侏羅紀

白堊紀

2 億 5200 萬年前20114566，小行星撞地球

牠有多大？

牠的翅膀有多寬？

牠有多重？

跟 0.5 根香蕉一樣重

比一隻家貓還輕能在 16 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Concornis 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡算算數學。什麼都不會被儲存或傳送出去。

牠有多快？

走路的人 時速約 5 公里 (3 mph)

騎腳踏車的小朋友 時速約 12 公里 (7 mph)

Concornis 時速約 23 公里 (14 mph)

一匹飛奔的馬 時速約 65 公里 (40 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

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趣味知識

Concornis was about the size of a common starling, with a wingspan of 34 centimeters (13 inches) and a weight of about 70 grams (2.5 ounces).2

It had long legs and a large hallux (back toe), which means it could both perch on branches and walk on the ground, but was not a specialist at either.2

Concornis likely had teeth in its snout instead of a beak, like most other early birds of its group.2

It probably had a long, narrow tail with a single pair of ribbon-like feathers, not a fan of feathers like modern birds.2

A 2018 study found that Concornis could do bounding flight, flapping upward then diving with wings folded, similar to woodpeckers and songbirds today.2

Concornis is the oldest and most complete member of the family Avisauridae, a group of early birds.2

Its fossils were found in an ancient lake environment, so it probably lived like a shorebird, hunting for food along the water's edge.2

Concornis 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Concornis 可能的樣子。這只是猜測：真正的動物可能長得不一樣，也沒有人知道牠真正的顏色。

你們都在問

關於 Concornis 最常被問的問題

?Is Concornis a dinosaur?

Yes, Concornis is a type of bird that belongs to the dinosaur group. It is an avialan dinosaur, which means it is a very close relative of modern birds.2

?How big was Concornis?

Concornis was about the size of a common starling, with a wingspan of 34 centimeters (13 inches) and a weight of about 70 grams (2.5 ounces).2

?What did Concornis eat?

Concornis probably ate small invertebrates like insects or crustaceans. It lived near water and likely hunted for food along the shore.2

?Did Concornis have teeth?

Yes, Concornis almost certainly had teeth in its snout instead of a beak, like most other early birds of its group.2

給恐龍專家

學名: Concornis
命名者: Sanz and Buscalioni 19923
類群: 早期鳥類
科 / 演化支: Enantiornithes3
分類: Theropoda > Avialae3
岩石的年代: 126 到 121 百萬年 (Barremian)3
岩層: La Huérguina3
國家: 西班牙3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆3
發現: Concornis was named in 1992 by Spanish paleontologists José Luis Sanz and Ángela D. Buscalioni. The only known fossil was found at Las Hoyas, Spain, and is a nearly complete skeleton missing only the skull, neck, and tail tip.2 3
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure whether Concornis had an alula (a small feathered thumb that helps with slow flight), though it probably did because a related bird, Eoalulavis, had one.2