Shengjingornis

Il num vul dir: “Shengjing bird”1

Mangiava: CharnUtschels primitivsCretacic tempriv

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

Viveva

avant 121 fin 113 milliuns onns6

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Liaoning Province, China2 3

Spertadad maximala

var 27 km/h (17 mph)

Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

Shengjingornis var 27 km/h (17 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Shengjingornis

?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.1 4

?When did Shengjingornis live?

Shengjingornis lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 125 to 113 million years ago.5 6

?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

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Shengjingornis
Numnà da: Li et al. 20126
Gruppa: Utschels primitivs
Famiglia / clada: Longipterygidae6
Classificaziun: Theropoda > Avialae6
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 121 fin 113 milliuns onns (Aptian)6
Formaziuns da crap: Jiufotang6
Pajais: China6
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database6
Scuverta: 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.2 1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Shengjingornis was, because only one partial skeleton has been found.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

A New Enantiornithine Bird from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in Jinzhou Area, Western Liaoning Province, China (geojournals.cn)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
PBDB Collection (paleobiodb.org)
Longipteryx (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Shengjingornis (mindat.org)
Shengjingornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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