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Zhengheornis

Izenaren esanahia: “Zhenghe bird, from Zhenghe County in China and the Greek word for bird”1
Jaten zuen: HaragiaLehen hegaztiakGoi Jurasikoa

Zhengheornis was a tiny bird-like dinosaur that lived about 150 million years ago in what is now China. It had a short tail made of 15 bones, but no pygostyle, which is the fused tailbone modern birds have. This little creature helps scientists understand how bird tails evolved step by step.21

Bizi izan zen
Duela 152 eta 145 milioi urte artean5
Goi Jurasikoa
Fosilak hemen aurkitu dira:
Near Yangyuan Village, Zhenghe County, Fujian Province, China51
Pisua
0,074 kg eta 0,163 kg artean (0 eta 0 lb artean)2
Abiadura maximoa
26 km/h inguru (16 mph)
Hegan egitea, kalkulua

Noiz bizi izan zen?

Triasikoa
Jurasikoa
Kretazeoa
Duela 252 milioi urte20114566, asteroidea

Zein handia zen?

Zein astuna zen?

1,5 banana bezain astun
etxeko katu bat baino arinagoafutbol zelai oso bat zeharkatu zezakeen hegan 15 segundotan

Zein handia zen Zhengheornis ZUREKIN alderatuta?

Zure nabigatzaileko kalkulu hutsak. Ez da ezer gordetzen ez inora bidaltzen.

Zein azkarra zen?

gauza bikainak

Datu dibertigarriak

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Zhengheornis is one of the smallest known early bird relatives, weighing only about as much as a modern robin (74 to 163 grams).2

2

Its tail had 15 short vertebrae but no pygostyle, showing that tail shortening happened before the bones fused together in bird evolution.2

3

The name 'buyu' means 'unexpected' in Mandarin, because scientists were surprised by its unusual tail and pelvis.1

4

Zhengheornis lived alongside other early birds like Fujianvenator and Baminornis in the Zhenghe Fauna of Late Jurassic China.2

5

Scientists think Zhengheornis was not especially good at climbing trees or walking on the ground, unlike some of its relatives.2

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The only known fossil was found in 2024 and includes bones, feather traces, and parts of the arms, legs, and pelvis.1

AAk eginaZhengheornis: AAk egindako irudia
Zhengheornis nolakoa izan zitekeen erakusten duen AAk egindako irudia, ordenagailu batek zientzialariek dakitenetik sortua. Asmakizun bat da: benetako animalia desberdina izan zitekeen, eta inork ez daki zein ziren bere benetako koloreak.
zure galderak

Zhengheornis: gehien egindako galderak

?How big was Zhengheornis?

Zhengheornis was incredibly tiny, weighing only about 74 to 163 grams, similar to a modern robin. It is one of the smallest known long-tailed early bird relatives.34

?When did Zhengheornis live?

Zhengheornis lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 120 to 130 million years ago, in what is now China.13

?Why is Zhengheornis important?

Zhengheornis is important because its short tail of 15 unfused vertebrae shows that tail shortening happened before the bones fused into a pygostyle, filling a gap in bird evolution.34

?What did Zhengheornis eat?

Scientists do not know exactly what Zhengheornis ate. It was likely an ecological generalist, not specialized for living in trees or on the ground.34

Dino adituentzat

Izen zientifikoa
Zhengheornis
Izendatzailea:
Wang et al. 20265
Taldea
Lehen hegaztiak
Familia / klada
Avialae5
Sailkapena
Theropoda > Avialae5
Arroken adina
152 eta 145 milioi urte artean (Kimmeridgian / Tithonian)5
Arroka-formazioak
Nanyuan5
Herrialdeak
Txina5
Fosil-erregistroak
1 The Paleobiology Database datu-basean5
Aurkikuntza
Zhengheornis was discovered in 2024 during fieldwork in Fujian Province, China, and named by Min Wang and colleagues in 2026.1
Oraindik eztabaidagai
Scientists are still debating exactly where Zhengheornis fits on the family tree of early birds, though most agree it is one of the earliest avialans.2

Datuak nondik datozen

  1. Zhengheornis (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Jurassic avialan reveals stepwise evolution of bony tail in birds (dinodata.de)
  3. China Jurassic Pocket-Sized Bird Fills a Puzzle of the Evolution of Bird Tail_Headline_Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (english.ivpp.cas.cn)
  4. China Jurassic Pocket-Sized Bird Fills a Puzzle of the Evolution of Bird Tail_Research Progress_Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (english.ivpp.cas.cn)
  5. Zhengheornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): adina, tokiak, arroka-formazioak, sailkapena.

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