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Shengjingornis

Erinnya litegeeza: “Shengjing bird”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaEbinyonyi eby'olubereberyeEntandikwa ya Kuretasi

Shengjingornis was a small, toothed bird that lived during the Early Cretaceous in what is now China. It had a long beak and strong wings that helped it fly fast and flap powerfully. This bird was an enantiornithine, a group of ancient birds that went extinct with the dinosaurs.1

Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 121 okutuuka ku 113 emabega6
Entandikwa ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Liaoning Province, China23
Sipiidi esinga
nga 27 km/h (17 mph)
Okubuuka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Shengjingornis had teeth only in the front of its long beak, unlike many modern birds which have no teeth.1

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Its furcula, or wishbone, was Y-shaped with a wide end on the hypocleidium, a feature that helped with flight.1

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The sternum, or breastbone, was shaped like a cake and had a low keel that pointed toward the tail.1

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Shengjingornis lived around 121 to 113 million years ago during the Aptian age of the Early Cretaceous.2

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Its fossils were found in the Jiufotang Formation, which was once a lake environment with sandstones and mudstones.3

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Only one specimen of Shengjingornis has been found, and it is kept at the Liaoning Paleontological Museum.3

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?How big was Shengjingornis?

Its size is not exactly known, but its close relative Longipteryx had a wingspan of about 46 cm and weighed about 193 grams. Shengjingornis was probably a similar small bird.4

?Did Shengjingornis have teeth?

Yes, it had teeth only in the front of its long beak, unlike most modern birds which have no teeth.14

?When did Shengjingornis live?

Shengjingornis lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 125 to 113 million years ago.56

?What did Shengjingornis eat?

The diet of Shengjingornis is not known for sure. Its close relative Longipteryx ate fruits (seeds), so Shengjingornis may have been a seed-eater too.4

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Shengjingornis
Yatuumibwa
Li et al. 20126
Ekibinja
Ebinyonyi eby'olubereberye
Ekika / ekibinja
Longipterygidae6
Engabanya
Theropoda > Avialae6
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 121 okutuuka ku 113 (Aptian)6
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Jiufotang6
Ensi
Cayina6
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database6
Okuzuulibwa
Shengjingornis was named by Li Li, Wang Jinqi, Zhang Xi, and Hou Shilin in 2012 based on a single fossil from the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, China.21
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure exactly how big Shengjingornis was, because only one partial skeleton has been found.2

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. A New Enantiornithine Bird from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in Jinzhou Area, Western Liaoning Province, China (geojournals.cn)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. PBDB Collection (paleobiodb.org)
  4. Longipteryx (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
  5. Shengjingornis (mindat.org)
  6. Shengjingornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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