Feitianius

Hiika maqaa: “flying apsara (a Buddhist nymph)”1

Kan nyaate: FoonSimbirroota jalqabaaKireetaashasii Jalqabaa

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

Kan jiraate

waggaa miliyoona 121 hanga 113 dura3

Kireetaashasii Jalqabaa

Fosiliiwwan kan itti argaman

Gansu Province, China1 2

Saffisa ol'aanaa

gara 27 km/sa'a (17 mph)

Balali'uu, tilmaama

Yoom jiraate?

Tiraayaasikii

Juraasikii

Kireetaashasii

waggaa miliyoona 252 dura20114566, asteerooyidii

Hammam saffisaa ture?

Nama miilaan deemu gara 5 km/sa'a (3 mph)

Daa'ima saayikilii irra jiru gara 12 km/sa'a (7 mph)

Feitianius gara 27 km/sa'a (17 mph)

Farda gulufu gara 65 km/sa'a (40 mph)

Cheetaa gara 100 km/sa'a (62 mph)

wantoota bareedoo

Odeeffannoowwan bashannansiisoo

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

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ati gaafatte

Gaaffiiwwan waa'ee Feitianius baay'ee gaafataman

?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

Ogeeyyii daayinootiif

Maqaa saayinsii: Feitianius
Kan maqaa baase: O'Connor et al. 20163
Garee: Simbirroota jalqabaa
Maatii / kilaadii: Enantiornithes3
Ramaddii: Theropoda > Avialae3
Umurii dhagaawwanii: waggaa miliyoona 121 hanga 113 (Aptian)3
Caasaawwan dhagaa: Xiagou3
Biyyoota: Chaayinaa3
Galmee fosilii: 1 The Paleobiology Database keessa3
Argannoo: Feitianius was named in 2015 by Jingmai O'Connor and colleagues. The fossil was found in 2005 near Changma, Gansu, China.1
Ammallee falmisiisaa: Scientists are not sure exactly how Feitianius is related to other enantiornithine birds, because its skeleton is incomplete.1

Odeeffannoon eessaa dhufa

Feitianius (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Feitianius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): umurii, bakkeewwan, caasaawwan dhagaa, ramaddii.

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