Caihong
Caihong was a tiny, feathered dinosaur that lived about 161 million years ago. It had shiny, rainbow-colored feathers on its head, chest and tail, like a hummingbird. This little meat-eater was only as long as a ruler and weighed about as much as a can of soup.12
Yoom jiraate?
Hammam guddaa ture?
Hammam dheeraa ture?
Hammam ol-dheeraa ture?
tilmaama
Hammam ulfaataa ture?
SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu, Caihong hammam guddaa ture?
Herrega qofa barbaadduu kee keessatti. Wanti tokkollee hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam saffisaa ture?
Odeeffannoowwan bashannansiisoo
Its tail feathers were asymmetrical, like the flight feathers of modern birds, and gave it a tail surface area even larger than that of Archaeopteryx.1
Caihong had longer arm and leg feathers than its relative Anchiornis.1
Its forearm bones (ulna and radius) were longer than its upper arm bone (humerus), a feature seen in more advanced birds.1

Gaaffiiwwan waa'ee Caihong baay'ee gaafataman
?How big was Caihong?
About 40 centimetres (16 inches) long and weighed about 475 grams (16.8 ounces). That is about as long as a ruler and as heavy as a can of soup.2
?Did Caihong have feathers?
Yes, it had feathers on its arms, legs, tail, head and chest. The fossil even preserved the feather shapes and colour-making structures.21
?What did Caihong eat?
It was a meat-eater. Its sharp, recurved teeth show it ate small animals like insects or lizards.2
?Why did Caihong have a crest?
Scientists think the bony crest on its skull was used for showing off. It may have helped attract mates or signal to others.1
Ogeeyyii daayinootiif
- Maqaa saayinsii
- Caihong
- Kan maqaa baase
- Hu et al. 20183
- Garee
- Daayinoowwan foon nyaatan
- Maatii / kilaadii
- Paraves3
- Ramaddii
- Theropoda3
- Umurii dhagaawwanii
- waggaa miliyoona 162 hanga 155 (Oxfordian)3
- Caasaawwan dhagaa
- Tiaojishan3
- Biyyoota
- Chaayinaa3
- Galmee fosilii
- 1 The Paleobiology Database keessa3
- Argannoo
- A farmer named Yang Jun found the skeleton in a quarry near Nanshimenzi Village, China, in February 2014. It was later named Caihong juji in 2018 by a team of scientists led by Hu Dongyu.12
- Ammallee falmisiisaa
- Scientists are still debating exactly how Caihong used its long feathers and asymmetrical tail, and whether it could fly or just glide.1
Odeeffannoon eessaa dhufa
- A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution | Nature Communications (nature.com)
- Caihong (en.wikipedia.org)
- Caihong in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): umurii, bakkeewwan, caasaawwan dhagaa, ramaddii.
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