Qiliania

Lebitso le bolela: “heaven”1

E jele: NamaDinonyana tsa peleKretase ya Pele

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

E phetse

dilemo tse dimilione tse 121 ho isa ho 113 tse fetileng4

Kretase ya Pele

Difosili di fumanwe ho

Changma Basin, Gansu Province, northwestern China1 3

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)

Qiliania 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

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

Setshwantsho sa Qiliania se entsweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se entsweng ke AI, se bontshang kamoo Qiliania 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 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

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa didinosaure

Lebitso la saense: Qiliania
E rehilwe ke: Ji et al. 20114
Sehlopha: Dinonyana tsa pele
Lelapa / leloko: Enantiornithes4
Tlhophiso: Theropoda > Avialae4
Dilemo tsa mafika: dilemo tse dimilione tse 121 ho isa ho 113 (Aptian)4
Dibopeho tsa mafika: Xiagou4
Dinaha: Tjhaena4
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 ho The Paleobiology Database4
Ho sibollwa: 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
E sa ntse e phehwa kgang: 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

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

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): dilemo, dibaka, dibopeho tsa mafika, tlhophiso.

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