Feitianius
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
Kur jetoi?
Sa i shpejtë ishte?
Fakte argëtuese
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

Pyetjet më të shpeshta për 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
Për ekspertët e dinozaurëve
- Emri shkencor
- Feitianius
- Emërtuar nga
- O'Connor et al. 20163
- Grupi
- Zogjtë e parë
- Familja / klada
- Enantiornithes3
- Klasifikimi
- Theropoda > Avialae3
- Mosha e shkëmbinjve
- 121 deri në 113 milionë vjet (Aptian)3
- Formacionet shkëmbore
- Xiagou3
- Vendet
- Kina3
- Gjetjet fosile
- 1 në The Paleobiology Database3
- Zbulimi
- Feitianius was named in 2015 by Jingmai O'Connor and colleagues. The fossil was found in 2005 near Changma, Gansu, China.1
- Ende i diskutueshëm
- Scientists are not sure exactly how Feitianius is related to other enantiornithine birds, because its skeleton is incomplete.1
Nga vijnë faktet
- Feitianius (en.wikipedia.org)
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Feitianius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mosha, vendet, formacionet shkëmbore, klasifikimi.
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