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Shanweiniao

Naam beteken: “fan-tailed bird”1
Het geëet: VleisVroeë voëlsVroeë Kryt

Shanweiniao was a tiny, long-beaked bird that lived in ancient China. It had a fan-shaped tail that might have helped it fly, just like modern birds!1

Het geleef
126 tot 120 miljoen jaar gelede3
Vroeë Kryt
Fossiele gevind in
Liaoning Province, China13
Topspoed
omtrent 27 km/h (17 mph)
Vlieënd, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe vinnig was dit?

cool goed

Prettige feite

1

Shanweiniao is the only enantiornithine bird known with a tail that could generate lift, like the tails of modern birds.1

2

Its name means 'fan-tailed bird' in Chinese, because of its special tail feathers.1

3

Scientists are not sure if its tail really was a fan. Some think the feathers might have been ornamental, like streamers.2

4

Shanweiniao had a very strong pygostyle, the bone that supports the tail feathers, even stronger than in other enantiornithines.2

5

It lived about 122 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

6

Only one fossil of Shanweiniao has been found, and it is kept at the Dalian Natural History Museum in China.1

Deur KI gemaakKI-prent van Shanweiniao
'n KI-prent van hoe Shanweiniao dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.
julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Shanweiniao

?What did Shanweiniao eat?

Shanweiniao had a long beak, which suggests it may have eaten insects or small animals, but scientists are not sure exactly what it ate.1

?Was Shanweiniao a dinosaur?

Yes, Shanweiniao was a type of bird that belonged to a group called avialan dinosaurs, so it is considered a dinosaur.1

?How big was Shanweiniao?

Shanweiniao was tiny, about the size of a sparrow, but the exact size is not known from the fossil.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Shanweiniao definitely had a fan-shaped tail like modern birds.

Waarheid: Scientists are not sure. The tail feathers are poorly preserved, and some think they might have been ornamental streamers instead of a lift-generating fan.2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Shanweiniao
Benoem deur
O'Connor et al. 20093
Groep
Vroeë voëls
Familie / klade
Longipterygidae3
Klassifikasie
Theropoda > Avialae3
Ouderdom van die rotse
126 tot 120 miljoen jaar (Barremian / Aptian)3
Rotsformasies
Yixian3
Lande
China3
Fossielrekords
1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking
Shanweiniao was named in 2009 by Jingmai O'Connor and colleagues. The species name, cooperorum, honors Carl and Lynn Cooper, who helped fund the research.1
Steeds omstrede
Scientists still debate whether Shanweiniao's tail feathers formed an aerodynamic fan or were just for display.2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Shanweiniao (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. An Enantiornithine with a Fan-Shaped Tail, and the Evolution of the Rectricial Complex in Early Birds: Current Biology (cell.com)
  3. Shanweiniao in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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