Fukuipteryx

Din no ase: “Fukui wing, the first”1

Ɔdii: NamNnomaa a wɔdii kanKretasias Mfiase

Fukuipteryx was a tiny, pigeon‑sized bird that lived in Japan about 120 million years ago. It had a short tail with a special bone called a pygostyle, and its wings were built for flying. This little bird is one of the oldest birds ever found outside of China.1 2

Ɔtenaa ase

mfeɛ ɔpepem 121 kɔsi 113 a atwam4

Kretasias Mfiase

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry near Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan1 4

Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 27 km/h (17 mph)

Wimtuo, nsusuiɛ

Berɛ bɛn na ɛtenaa ase?

Triasik

Jurasik

Kretasias

mfeɛ ɔpepem 252 a atwam20114566, ɔsoro ɛboɔ no

Na ɛyɛ ntɛm sɛn?

Onipa a ɔnante bɛyɛ 5 km/h (3 mph)

Abofra a ɔte sakre so bɛyɛ 12 km/h (7 mph)

Fukuipteryx bɛyɛ 27 km/h (17 mph)

Ɔpɔnkɔ a ɔretu mmirika bɛyɛ 65 km/h (40 mph)

Kyiita bɛyɛ 100 km/h (62 mph)

nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ

Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye

Fukuipteryx is one of the most primitive birds known, even more primitive than Jeholornis from China.1

Its skeleton was found in three dimensions, not squashed flat like most other early bird fossils.1 2

The fossil was a young bird, not fully grown, which scientists could tell by looking at its bones under a microscope.1 2

Fukuipteryx had a strong, paddle‑shaped pygostyle at the end of its tail, which helped it steer in the air.1

It lived in a warm, lowland environment with rivers, very different from the volcanic lakes where most early birds are found.2

Yei yɛ Fukuipteryx mfonini a AI yɛeɛ, sɛdeɛ ebia na ɔteɛ. Kɔmputa na ɛyɛeɛ firi deɛ nyansahufoɔ nim mu. Ɛyɛ nsusuiɛ: ebia na aboa ankasa no nte saa, na obiara nnim ne kɔla ankasa.

wobisaeɛ

Nsɛm a wɔbisa bebree fa Fukuipteryx ho

?How big was Fukuipteryx?

It was about the size of a modern pigeon. The fossil was a subadult, so it was nearly full-grown when it died.3 1

?When did Fukuipteryx live?

It lived about 120 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.3 1

?Where was Fukuipteryx found?

It was found in the Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry in Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan.3 1

?Could Fukuipteryx fly?

Yes, its wings were built for flying. It had a strong, paddle-shaped pygostyle at the end of its tail to help steer in the air.1 3

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Fukuipteryx
Obi a ɔtoo din: Imai et al. 20194
Kuo: Nnomaa a wɔdii kan
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Avialae4
Nkyekyɛmu: Theropoda > Avialae4
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 121 kɔsi 113 (Aptian)4
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Kitadani4
Aman: Gyapan4
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 1 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu4
Nhunumu: The first skeleton of Fukuipteryx was collected in 2013 in Katsuyama, Japan. Scientists led by Takuya Imai named it in 2019.1 4
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists are not sure exactly where Fukuipteryx fits on the bird family tree. Some features make it look very primitive, but it also has a pygostyle, which is usually found in more advanced birds.1 2

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

An unusual bird (Theropoda, Avialae) from the Early Cretaceous of Japan suggests complex evolutionary history of basal birds | Communications Biology (nature.com)
An unusual bird (Theropoda, Avialae) from the Early Cretaceous of Japan suggests complex evolutionary history of basal birds (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Fukuipteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
Fukuipteryx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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