Feitianius

Dzina limatanthauza: “flying apsara (a Buddhist nymph)”1

Ankadya: NyamaMbalame zoyambiriraKumayambiriro kwa Kretase

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

Ankakhala

zaka 121 mpaka 113 miliyoni zapitazo3

Kumayambiriro kwa Kretase

Mafosili apezeka ku

Gansu Province, China1 2

Liwiro lalikulu kwambiri

pafupifupi 27 km/h (17 mph)

Kuuluka, kuyerekeza

Ankakhala liti?

Triasiki

Jurasiki

Kretase

Zaka 252 miliyoni zapitazo20114566, asteroidi

Anali ndi liwiro lotani?

Munthu akuyenda pafupifupi 5 km/h (3 mph)

Mwana pa njinga pafupifupi 12 km/h (7 mph)

Feitianius pafupifupi 27 km/h (17 mph)

Hatchi ikuthamanga pafupifupi 65 km/h (40 mph)

Kakwiyo pafupifupi 100 km/h (62 mph)

zinthu zosangalatsa

Mfundo zosangalatsa

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

Chithunzi cha Feitianius chopangidwa ndi AI — Chithunzi cha momwe Feitianius mwina ankaonekera, chopangidwa ndi kompyuta kuchokera pa zomwe asayansi amadziwa. Ndi kungoyerekeza: nyama yeniyeniyo mwina inkaoneka mosiyana, ndipo palibe amene akudziwa mitundu yake yeniyeni.

mwafunsa

Mafunso ofunsidwa kwambiri okhudza 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

Kwa akatswiri a madino

Dzina la sayansi: Feitianius
Anapatsidwa dzina ndi: O'Connor et al. 20163
Gulu: Mbalame zoyambirira
Banja / kladi: Enantiornithes3
Magawidwe a sayansi: Theropoda > Avialae3
Zaka za miyala: zaka 121 mpaka 113 miliyoni (Aptian)3
Mapangidwe a miyala: Xiagou3
Mayiko: China3
Zolemba za mafosili: 1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Kupezeka: Feitianius was named in 2015 by Jingmai O'Connor and colleagues. The fossil was found in 2005 near Changma, Gansu, China.1
Akukambiranabe: Scientists are not sure exactly how Feitianius is related to other enantiornithine birds, because its skeleton is incomplete.1

Kumene mfundo zimachokera

Feitianius (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Feitianius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): zaka, malo, mapangidwe a miyala, magawidwe a sayansi.

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