Table 3. Estimated body masses of fossil birds from Changma.
Species | Humeral length (mm) | Tibiotarsal width (mm) | Estimated weight (g) |
---|---|---|---|
Ornithuromorphs | |||
Gansus yumenensis | |||
CAGS-IG-04-CM-001 | ? | 2.5 | ?/124.8 |
CAGS-IG-04-CM-002 | ? | 2.7 | ?/147.4 |
CAGS-IG-04-CM-003 | 48.5 | 3.0 | 144.2/185.0 |
CAGS-IG-04-CM-004 | 48.0 | ? | 141.7/? |
GSGM-05-CM-014 | 47.8 | 2.7 | 140.6/147.4 |
Mean weight | 142.2/142.9 | ||
Yumenornis huangi | 49.9 | ? | 151.5/? |
Changmaornis houi | ? | 2.9 | ?/172.0 |
Enantiornithines | |||
Qiliania graffini | |||
GSGM-05-CM-006 | ? | 1.3 | ?/30.4 |
GSGM-04-CM-006 | ? | 1.31 | ?/30.9 |
Mean weight | ?/30.7 | ||
CAGS-IG-04-CM-007 | ? | 1.7 | ?/54.3 |
CAGS-IG-02-0901 | 47.7 | ? | 140.1/? |
GSGM-05-CM-068 | ? | 1.9 | ?/69.0 |
GSGM-05-CM-012 | ? | 2.0 | ?/77.0 |