Feitianius

Erinnya litegeeza: “flying apsara (a Buddhist nymph)”1

Yalyanga: EnnyamaEbinyonyi eby'olubereberyeEntandikwa ya Kuretasi

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

Yabeerawo

emyaka obukadde 121 okutuuka ku 113 emabega3

Entandikwa ya Kuretasi

Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu

Gansu Province, China1 2

Sipiidi esinga

nga 27 km/h (17 mph)

Okubuuka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi

Jurasiki

Kuretasi

Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

Yali wa mbiro kwenkana wa?

Omuntu atambula nga 5 km/h (3 mph)

Omwana ku kagaali nga 12 km/h (7 mph)

Feitianius nga 27 km/h (17 mph)

Embalaasi edduka ennyo nga 65 km/h (40 mph)

Cheetah nga 100 km/h (62 mph)

ebintu ebinyuvu

Ebyewuunyisa

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ekifaananyi kya Feitianius ekyakolebwa AI, nga kiraga engeri gye yayinza okuba ng'afaanana, ekyakolebwa kompyuta okusinziira ku ebyo bannassaayansi bye bamanyi. Kuteebereza: ekisolo ekyennyini kiyinza okuba nga kyali kifaanana bulala, era tewali amanyi langi zaakyo ez'amazima.

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku 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

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi: Feitianius
Yatuumibwa: O'Connor et al. 20163
Ekibinja: Ebinyonyi eby'olubereberye
Ekika / ekibinja: Enantiornithes3
Engabanya: Theropoda > Avialae3
Emyaka gy'enjazi: emyaka obukadde 121 okutuuka ku 113 (Aptian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi: Xiagou3
Ensi: Cayina3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa: 1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa: Feitianius was named in 2015 by Jingmai O'Connor and colleagues. The fossil was found in 2005 near Changma, Gansu, China.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo: Scientists are not sure exactly how Feitianius is related to other enantiornithine birds, because its skeleton is incomplete.1

Ebituufu gye biva

Feitianius (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Feitianius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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