Biology:Sazavis
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| Life reconstruction of Sazavis prisca. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
| Genus: | †Sazavis Nesov, 1989 vide Nesov & Jarkov, 1989 |
| Species: | †S. prisca
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| †Sazavis prisca Nesov, 1989 vide Nesov & Jarkov, 1989
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Sazavis was an enantiornithine bird from the Late Cretaceous.[1] It might have been related to Nanantius and lived in what is now the Kyzyl Kum of Uzbekistan.[2]
There is a single species known to date, Sazavis prisca.
Etymology
Generic name composed of the Kazakh саз (saz) ("clay") and the Latin avis ("bird"), referring to the clay depression of Uzbekistan, near which this bird was discovered. The specific name derived from the Latin priscus and means "ancient".[2]
Description
It is only known from a single piece of tibiotarsus[1] about 4.5 mm (0.18 in) wide in a distal joint.[2]
The bone has been found in the Bissekty Formation. The bird was a size of a pigeon,[1] approximately some 18.5 cm (7.3 in) long in life.[3]
Paleoecology
Sazavis possibly lived on nearby coasts or in the liman forests dominated by the flowering plants of the Platanaceae family.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2012). Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages. http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/dinoappendix/HoltzappendixWinter2011.pdf. "Winter 2011 Appendix"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 L. A. Nesov, A. A. Yarkov (1989). Новые птицы мел-палеогена СССР и некоторые замечания по истории возникновения и эволюции класса (New Cretaceous-Paleogene birds of USSR and some remarks about history of the origin and evolution of class). 197. USSR Academy of scienses. pp. 81–83. http://museionsajtyarkova.ru/downloads/publication/Novye%20pticy%20mela-paleogena.pdf.
- ↑ Mickey Mortimer (26 July 2001). "Mesozoic Bird Sizes". http://dml.cmnh.org/2001Jul/msg01069.html.
External links
- L. A. Nesov, A. A. Yarkov (1989). Новые птицы мел-палеогена СССР и некоторые замечания по истории возникновения и эволюции класса (New Cretaceous-Paleogene birds of USSR and some remarks about history of the origin and evolution of class). 197. USSR Academy of scienses. pp. 81–83. http://museionsajtyarkova.ru/downloads/publication/Novye%20pticy%20mela-paleogena.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q7429396 entry
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