Qiliania

Zita rinoreva: “heaven”1

Raidya: NyamaShiri dzekutangaCretaceous Yekutanga

Qiliania was a small, early bird that lived about 120 million years ago. It had strong legs and sharp claws, and it probably hunted for food on the ground and in trees.2 3

Raivapo

makore mamiriyoni 121 kusvika 113 apfuura4

Cretaceous Yekutanga

Mafosiri akawanikwa:

Changma Basin, Gansu Province, northwestern China1 3

Kumhanya kwepamusoro

kunenge 27 km/h (17 mph)

Kubhururuka, fungidziro

Rairarama rini?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

makore mamiriyoni 252 apfuura20114566, dombo guru rakabva mudenga

Raimhanya zvakadii?

Munhu achifamba kunenge 5 km/h (3 mph)

Mwana ari pabhasikoro kunenge 12 km/h (7 mph)

Qiliania kunenge 27 km/h (17 mph)

Bhiza richimhanya kunenge 65 km/h (40 mph)

Dindingwe kunenge 100 km/h (62 mph)

zvinhu zvinonakidza

Zvinonakidza

Qiliania is an enantiornithean, a group of early birds that lived alongside dinosaurs.1

Its fossils were found in the Xiagou Formation, which is about 121 to 113 million years old.2

The fossils are three-dimensionally preserved, which is rare for early Cretaceous birds.3

Scientists measured the claw angle of Qiliania's foot and think it may have been a ground forager or an arboreal forager, like modern doves or cuckoos.3

Qiliania was named after the Qilian Mountains, and its species name honors Greg Graffin, a paleontologist and punk rock musician.1

Only two partial skeletons of Qiliania have been found, including a left pelvic girdle and leg.3

Mufananidzo wakagadzirwa neAI: Qiliania — Mufananidzo wakagadzirwa neAI unoratidza kuti Qiliania ringangodai raitaridzika sei, wakagadzirwa nekombiyuta kubva pane zvinozivikanwa nemasayendisiti. Ifungidziro chete: mhuka chaiyo ingangodai yaitaridzika zvakasiyana, uye hapana anoziva mavara ayo chaiwo.

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Mibvunzo inonyanya kubvunzwa nezve Qiliania

?How big was Qiliania?

Qiliania was a small bird, about the size of a modern dove or pigeon. Its tibiotarsus (lower leg bone) was very long and slender, about 133% the length of its femur (thigh bone).3

?What did Qiliania eat?

Qiliania was probably a ground-dwelling carnivore, meaning it ate small animals like insects or other tiny prey. Its claw angle suggests it may have foraged both on the ground and in trees, like modern cuckoos or doves.4 3

?Is Qiliania a dinosaur?

Yes, Qiliania is a dinosaur. It is an early bird, and birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs, so all birds are technically dinosaurs. Qiliania belongs to a group called enantiornithes.1 4

Zvevanyanzvi vemadhino

Zita resainzi: Qiliania
Akaripa zita:: Ji et al. 20114
Boka: Shiri dzekutanga
Mhuri / boka: Enantiornithes4
Kurongwa kwemhuka: Theropoda > Avialae4
Zera rematombo: makore mamiriyoni 121 kusvika 113 (Aptian)4
Mapoka ematombo: Xiagou4
Nyika: China4
Zvinyorwa zvemafosiri: 1 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Kuwanikwa: Qiliania was named in 2011 by Shu-An Ji and a team of scientists. The fossils were found near the town of Changma in Gansu Province, China.1 3
Zvichiri kupokanwa: Scientists are not sure whether Qiliania spent more time on the ground or in trees, because its foot bones do not clearly show one lifestyle.3

Kunobva chokwadi

Qiliania (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
A new, threedimensionally preserved enantiornithine bird (Aves: Ornithothoraces) from Gansu Province, northwestern China (cactus.utahtech.edu)
Qiliania in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): zera, nzvimbo, mapoka ematombo, kurongwa kwemhuka.

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