恐龍卡第 1902 張，共 2 027 張

Vorona

名字的意思： “bird in Malagasy”1

吃：肉早期鳥類白堊紀晚期

Vorona was a bird that lived during the time of dinosaurs, about 72 to 66 million years ago. It had a mix of old and new bird features, which makes it special. Scientists found its bones in Madagascar.1 3

生存年代

72 到 66 百萬年前3

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Madagascar, near the village of Berivotra in Mahajanga Province1 2

最高速度

時速約 27 公里（17 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)

Vorona 時速約 27 公里 (17 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)

酷東西

趣味知識

Vorona is known from only a few leg bones, possibly from a single bird.1

Its name comes from the Malagasy word for 'bird'.1

Vorona lived on the island of Madagascar during the Late Cretaceous period.1 3

The fossil bones show a strange mix of ancient and advanced bird features.1

Scientists are not sure exactly where Vorona fits in the bird family tree. Some think it was an early ornithuromorph, others think it was an enantiornithean.1

The type specimen includes a left lower leg bone and a complete foot bone found still connected.2

Vorona 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Vorona 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 Vorona 最常被問的問題

?Was Vorona a dinosaur?

Yes, Vorona was a bird, and birds are a type of dinosaur called avialan dinosaurs.1

?How big was Vorona?

Scientists do not know exactly how big Vorona was because only a few leg bones have been found.1

?What did Vorona eat?

Vorona was a ground-dwelling carnivore, meaning it ate meat.3

?When did Vorona live?

Vorona lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 72 to 66 million years ago.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Vorona
命名者: Forster et al. 19963
類群: 早期鳥類
科 / 演化支: Ornithuromorpha3
分類: Theropoda > Avialae3
岩石的年代: 72 到 66 百萬年 (Maastrichtian)3
岩層: Maevarano3
國家: 馬達加斯加3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 5 筆3
發現: Vorona was named in 1996 by Catherine Forster and her team. They found the fossils in Madagascar, near the village of Berivotra.1 3
仍有爭議: Scientists still debate whether Vorona was a primitive ornithuromorph or an enantiornithean bird.1