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Feitianius

O nome significa: “flying apsara (a Buddhist nymph)”1
Comía: CarneAves primitivasCretáceo Inferior

Feitianius was a small bird that lived during the Early Cretaceous in what is now China. It had a fancy tail with three different kinds of feathers, which it probably used to show off to other birds.1

Viviu
hai entre 121 e 113 millóns de anos3
Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Gansu Province, China12
Velocidade máxima
uns 27 km/h (17 mph)
Voar, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Feitianius had a tail with three different types of feathers, while most other early birds had only one type.1

2

The longest tail feathers were probably used for display, like the fancy tails of modern birds-of-paradise.1

3

Scientists think the fossil is a male because male birds today often have more colorful or elaborate tails.1

4

Feitianius lived about 121 to 113 million years ago, during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous.2

5

Its thighbone was only 27 millimeters long, so it was a very small bird.1

6

The fossil was found in the Xiagou Formation in Gansu, China.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Feitianius

?How big was Feitianius?

Feitianius was very small. Its thighbone was only 27 millimetres long, so the whole bird was probably about the size of a modern sparrow.1

?Did Feitianius have feathers?

Yes, Feitianius had feathers. Its fossil preserves extensive soft tissues including plumage, and its tail had three different types of feathers.1

?What did Feitianius eat?

The sources do not say what Feitianius ate. Since it was a small bird, it probably ate insects or small plants, but no one knows for sure.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Feitianius
Bautizado por
O'Connor et al. 20163
Grupo
Aves primitivas
Familia / clado
Enantiornithes3
Clasificación
Theropoda > Avialae3
Idade das rochas
de 121 a 113 millóns de anos (Aptian)3
Formacións rochosas
Xiagou3
Países
China3
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento
Feitianius was named in 2015 by Jingmai O'Connor and colleagues. The fossil was found in 2005 near Changma, Gansu, China.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure exactly how Feitianius is related to other enantiornithine birds, because its skeleton is incomplete.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Feitianius (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Feitianius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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