Vorona
In today's world, Vorona is a topic that arouses great interest and debate in different areas of society. Its relevance and diversity of approaches has led to extensive discussion and reflection on its implications. From academic perspectives to the everyday environment, Vorona has generated endless questions and positions that seek to understand its scope and impact on our reality. In this article, we will delve into a detailed analysis of Vorona, exploring its different aspects and offering a comprehensive vision to understand its importance and current challenges.
| Vorona Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | Ornithothoraces |
| Genus: | †Vorona Forster et al., 1996 |
| Species: | †V. berivotrensis
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| †Vorona berivotrensis Forster et al., 1996
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Vorona berivotrensis (/ˈvʊəruːnə/ VOOR-oo-nə; Malagasy for "bird",[clarification needed] berivotrensis, "from Berivotra") is a monotypic genus of prehistoric birds. It was described from fossils found in a Maevarano Formation quarry near the village of Berivotra, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar. The age of the fossilised specimen is Late Cretaceous, probably Maastrichtian (72.1-66.0 mya). V. berivotrensis is known from scattered remains, possibly from a single individual (UA 8651 and FMNH PA715).[citation needed]
The phylogenic affinity of Vorona is hard to determine due to the fragmentary nature of the remains, mainly because the fossil shows a mix of basal avian features as well as some that seem very derived. Vorona might be a primitive ornithuromorph. At least two studies recovered it as part of Enantiornithes, however.[1][2]
Vorona is sometimes confused with the dromaeosaur Rahonavis ostromi, a fossil of which was found in the same location. This confusion has led to the common misconception that Vorona had a deinonychosaur-like sickle claw on each foot.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Pei, Rui; Pittman, Michael; Goloboff, Pablo A.; Dececchi, T. Alexander; Habib, Michael B.; Kaye, Thomas G.; Larsson, Hans C.E.; Norell, Mark A.; Brusatte, Stephen L.; Xu, Xing (August 2020). "Potential for Powered Flight Neared by Most Close Avialan Relatives, but Few Crossed Its Thresholds". Current Biology. 30 (20): 4033–4046.e8. Bibcode:2020CBio...30E4033P. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.105. hdl:11336/143103. PMID 32763170.
- ^ Hartman, Scott; Mortimer, Mickey; Wahl, William R.; Lomax, Dean R.; Lippincott, Jessica; Lovelace, David M. (10 July 2019). "A new paravian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America supports a late acquisition of avian flight". PeerJ. 7 e7247. doi:10.7717/peerj.7247. PMC 6626525. PMID 31333906.
Further reading
- Forster, Catherine A.; Chiappe, Luis M.; Krause, David W.; Sampson, Scott D. (August 1996). "The first Cretaceous bird from Madagascar". Nature. 382 (6591): 532–534. Bibcode:1996Natur.382..532F. doi:10.1038/382532a0. S2CID 4364184.
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