Qudhaanjada 'Giant' waxay kicisaa su'aalo ku saabsan guuritaanadii hore ee Arctic

Saynisyahanada Jaamacadda Simon Fraser ayaa sheegay in cilmi-baaristooda ku saabsan fosilkii ugu dambeeyay ee laga helay meel u dhow Princeton, BC ay kor u qaadayso su'aalo ku saabsan sida kala firdhinta xayawaanka iyo dhirta ee Waqooyiga Hemisphere ilaa 50 milyan oo sano ka hor, oo ay ku jiraan in muddo gaaban oo kulaylka caalamiga ah ay ciyaareen.

Qudhaanjada weyn ee Titanomyrma ee ka timid Wyoming oo la helay toban sano ka hor SFU paleontologist Bruce Archibald iyo la-hawlgalayaashii Matxafka Denver. Qudhaanjada fosil waxay ku xigtaa hummingbird, taasoo tusinaysa xajmiga wayn ee xasharaadka titanic.
Qudhaanjada weyn ee Titanomyrma oo ka timid Wyoming oo la helay toban sano ka hor SFU paleontologist Bruce Archibald iyo la-hawlgalayaashii Matxafka Denver. Qudhaanjada fosil waxay ku xigtaa hummingbird, taasoo tusinaysa xajmiga wayn ee xasharaadka titanic. © Bruce Archibald

Fosilka waxaa helay Beverly Burlingame oo dagan Princeton waxaana loo diyaariyay cilmi-baarayaasha madxafka magaalada. Cilmi-baadhayaashu waxay sheegeen in ay tahay muunadii ugu horreysay ee Kanadiyaanka ah ee qudhaanjada Titanomyrma, oo nooceeda ugu weyni ay si la yaab leh u weyn tahay, iyada oo cufnaanta jirku ay ka kooban tahay maqaar iyo baal kala badh cag ah.

SFU paleontologists Bruce Archibald iyo Rolf Mathewes, oo ay weheliyaan Arvid Aase of Fossil Butte Monument ee Wyoming, waxay daabaceen cilmi-baaristooda ku saabsan fosilka daabacaadda hadda ee Canadian Entomologist.

Toban sano ka hor, Archibald iyo la-hawlgalayaashu waxay Wyoming ka heleen qalab weyn oo Titanomyrma ah oo ku jira khaanadda madxafka ee Denver. " Qudhaanjadan iyo qalfoofka cusub ee British Columbia waxay ku dhow yihiin da'da kale ee Titanomyrma oo muddo dheer laga yaqaan Jarmalka iyo Ingiriiska," ayuu yidhi Archibald. "Tani waxay kor u qaadaysaa su'aalaha ku saabsan sida cayayaankan qadiimiga ah ay u safreen inta u dhaxaysa qaaradaha si ay uga soo muuqdaan labada dhinac ee Atlantic ku dhowaad isku mar."

Yurub iyo Woqooyiga Ameerika waxa ay ku xidhi jireen dhulka Arctic-ka oo dhan markaa, maadaama Waqooyiga Atlantic-gu aanu wali ku furmin ku filan qulqulka qaaradaha si uu u kala saaro iyaga. Laakiin cimiladii hore ee fog-waqooyi miyay ku habboonayd marinkooda?

Saynis yahanadu waxay ogaadeen in cimilo qadiimi ah ay kulushahay oo quraanjadani ku noolayd Wyoming iyo Yurub. Waxa kale oo ay ogaadeen in Qudhaanjada casriga ah ee leh boqorada ugu waaweyni ay sidoo kale degan yihiin cimilo kuleyl ah, taas oo u horseedaysa in ay ku xidhaan xajmi weyn oo qudhaanjada boqorada iyo heerkul sare. Tani waxay abuurtaa dhibaato, si kastaba ha ahaatee, inkastoo Arctic-kii hore lahaa cimilo khafiif ah maanta, weli may ahayn kuleyl ku filan si ay u oggolaato Titanomyrma inay dhaafto.

Queenka Titanomyrma ee weyn ee fossil, ayaa dhawaan laga helay Dhismaha Allenby ee u dhow Princeton, British Columbia, waana tii ugu horreysay ee nooceeda ah ee Kanada.
Qunjada weyn ee fossil-ka Titanomyrma, ayaa dhawaan laga helay Dhismaha Allenby ee u dhow Princeton, British Columbia, waana tii ugu horreysay ee nooceeda ah ee Kanada. © Bruce Archibald

Natiijooyinka cusub waxay ku dhisan yihiin cilmi-baaris hore.

Cilmi-baadhayaashu waxay soo jeediyeen 2011 in tani laga yaabo in lagu sharaxo wakhtiyada geological ahaan gaaban ee kulaylka caalamiga ah ee wakhtiga Titanomyrma oo loo yaqaan "hyperthermals" oo abuuraya wakhti gaaban oo xaalado saaxiibtinimo ah si ay uga gudbaan.

Waxay markaa saadaaliyeen in Titanomyrma aan laga heli doonin dhulka sare ee Kanada ee dhexdhexaadka ah, maadaama ay ahaan lahayd qabow ka badan Titanomyrma waxay u muuqataa in loo baahan yahay. Laakiin hadda mid ayaa laga helay halkaas.

Sheekadu waxay noqonaysaa mid aad u dhib badan oo xiiso leh, maadaama lafo cusub oo Kanadiyaanka ah uu qalloociyay cadaadiska juqraafiyeed inta lagu jiro fossilization, sidaas darteed cabbirka nolosha dhabta ah lama xaqiijin karo. Waxa laga yaabaa inay ahayd mid aad u weyn sida qaar ka mid ah boqorada Titanomyrma ee ugu weyn, laakiin si isku mid ah ayaa loo dhisi karaa sidii yar.

"Haddii ay ahayd nooc ka yar, ma la waafajiyay gobolkan cimilada qaboobaha iyadoo la dhimay cabbirka iyo noocyada waaweyn ee laga saaray sidii aan dib u saadaalnay 2011?" ayuu yidhi Archibald. "Mise waxay ahaayeen kuwo weyn, iyo fikraddayada dulqaadka cimilada ee quraanjada waaweyn, iyo sida ay uga gudbeen Arctic, waxay ahayd qalad?"

Archibald wuxuu sheegay in cilmi-baadhistu ay saynisyahannada ka caawinayso inay si fiican u fahmaan sida bulshada BC ee xayawaanka iyo dhirta ay u samaysanayeen marka cimiladu aad uga duwan tahay. "Fahamka sida ay noloshu ugu kala firdhisay qaaradaha woqooyi cimilo aad u kala duwan 50 milyan oo sano ka hor qayb ahaan waxay sharraxaysaa qaababka qaybinta xoolaha iyo dhirta ee aan aragno maanta," ayuu yidhi Archibald.

"Titanomyrma waxa kale oo laga yaabaa inay naga caawiso inaan si fiican u fahanno sida kulaylka caalamiga ahi u saameyn karo sida qaybinta nolosha ay isu bedeli karto. Si aad ugu diyaargarowdo mustaqbalka, waxay kaa caawinaysaa inaad fahanto wixii la soo dhaafay."

Waxa uu intaa ku daray, “Waxa aanu u baahan doonaa in aanu helno lafo kale. Fikradaheena ku saabsan deegaanka Titanomyrma, iyo sidaas oo kale firidhsanaanta hore ee nolosha, miyay u baahan yihiin dib u eegis? Hadda, waxay ahaanaysaa qarsoodi."


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