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Schizooura had a forked tail made of long feathers with a deep notch in the middle, a shape never seen before in any bird from the Mesozoic Era.1
The furcula, or wishbone, was V-shaped and had a short hypocleidium, a feature never before reported in an Early Cretaceous ornithurine bird.1
The deltopectoral crest on its upper arm bone was big and stretched for half the length of the humerus.1
Only one fossil of Schizooura has ever been found, so scientists still have a lot to learn about it.2
It lived in a wooded environment, based on the Jehol Biota where it was discovered.1

Para expertos en dinos
- Nome científico
- Schizooura
- Bautizado por
- Zhou et al. 20123
- Grupo
- Aves primitivas
- Familia / clado
- Ornithuromorpha3
- Clasificación
- Theropoda > Avialae3
- Idade das rochas
- de 121 a 113 millóns de anos (Aptian)3
- Formacións rochosas
- Jiufotang3
- Países
- China3
- Rexistros fósiles
- 1 na Paleobiology Database3
- Descubrimento
- Schizooura was named in 2012 by Zhou Shuang, Zhou Zhonghe, and Jingmai O'Connor based on a well-preserved fossil from the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, China.31
- Aínda en debate
- Scientists are not sure exactly how Schizooura used its forked tail, because a forked tail is less efficient for flying than a fan-shaped tail but helps with attracting mates.1
De onde veñen os datos
- A NEW BASAL BEAKED ORNITHURINE BIRD FROM THE LOWER CRETACEOUS OF WESTERN LIAONING, CHINA (vertpala.ac.cn)
- Schizooura (en.wikipedia.org)
- Schizooura in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.
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