Feitianius

Lebitso le bolela: “flying apsara (a Buddhist nymph)”1

E jele: NamaDinonyana tsa peleKretase ya Pele

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

E phetse

dilemo tse dimilione tse 121 ho isa ho 113 tse fetileng3

Kretase ya Pele

Difosili di fumanwe ho

Gansu Province, China1 2

Lebelo le phahameng ka ho fetisisa

e ka bang 27 km/h (17 mph)

Ho fofa, kakanyo

E phetse neng?

Triasiki

Jurasiki

Kretase

Dilemo tse dimilione tse 252 tse fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le lebelo hakae?

Motho ya tsamayang ka maoto e ka bang 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana a palame baesekele e ka bang 12 km/h (7 mph)

Feitianius e ka bang 27 km/h (17 mph)

Pere e mathang ka matla e ka bang 65 km/h (40 mph)

Lengau e ka bang 100 km/h (62 mph)

dintho tse monate

Dintlha tse monate

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

Setshwantsho sa Feitianius se entsweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se entsweng ke AI, se bontshang kamoo Feitianius e ka beng e ne e shebahala kateng, se entswe ke khomphutha ho ya ka seo bo-ramahlale ba se tsebang. Ke ho hakanya feela: phoofolo ya nnete e ka nna ya ba e ne e shebahala ka tsela e nngwe, mme ha ho motho ya tsebang mebala ya yona ya nnete.

o botsitse

Dipotso tse botswang haholo ka 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

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa didinosaure

Lebitso la saense: Feitianius
E rehilwe ke: O'Connor et al. 20163
Sehlopha: Dinonyana tsa pele
Lelapa / leloko: Enantiornithes3
Tlhophiso: Theropoda > Avialae3
Dilemo tsa mafika: dilemo tse dimilione tse 121 ho isa ho 113 (Aptian)3
Dibopeho tsa mafika: Xiagou3
Dinaha: Tjhaena3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 ho The Paleobiology Database3
Ho sibollwa: Feitianius was named in 2015 by Jingmai O'Connor and colleagues. The fossil was found in 2005 near Changma, Gansu, China.1
E sa ntse e phehwa kgang: Scientists are not sure exactly how Feitianius is related to other enantiornithine birds, because its skeleton is incomplete.1

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

Feitianius (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Feitianius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dilemo, dibaka, dibopeho tsa mafika, tlhophiso.

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