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Asteriornis, an Uncommon card
Asteriornis is an extinct genus of bird from the Late Cretaceous of Belgium which is known from a single species, Asteriornis maastrichtensis.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 123
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 123 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Asteriornis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Asteriornis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was a small, long-legged bird that lived near the ______ and co-existed with more "primitive" types of birds such as Ichthyornis.
Answer
coastline. It was a small, long-legged bird that lived near the coastline and co-existed with more "primitive" types of birds such as Ichthyornis. From the Asteriornis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Australian scrub python. Australian scrub python 28,000 · Calocedrus decurrens 21,000 · Asteriornis 16,000 · Ichthyolestes 5,700 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was a small, long-legged bird that lived near the coastline and co-existed with more "primitive" types of birds such as Ichthyornis.
- Asteriornis is one of the oldest-known birds irrefutably belonging to the group Neornithes, which encompasses all modern birds, and is possibly closely related to birds of the extant superorder Galloanserae such as chickens and ducks.
- It possesses characteristics of both galliformes and anseriformes, indicating its position as a close relative of the last common ancestor for both groups.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Asteriornis article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Asteriornis
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- French SpanielUncommon · Nature · ATK 62 DEF 61
- GallopUncommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 54
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Asteriornis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hemiauchenia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
