Baminornis
Baminornis was a tiny, early bird that lived about 150 million years ago in what is now China. It had a short tail with a fused bone called a pygostyle, making it one of the oldest short-tailed birds ever found. This little creature could probably fly better than its older cousin Archaeopteryx.21
E tshetse leng?
E ne e le kgolo go le kae?
E ne e le bokete go le kae?
Baminornis e ne e le kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?
Ke dipalo fela mo sebatling sa gago. Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.
E ne e le bonako go le kae?
Dintlha tse di monate
Baminornis had a fused tail bone called a pygostyle, which is a feature of modern birds and was very rare among Jurassic birds.21
It lived around 150 million years ago, during the Late Jurassic period, in a swampy environment.1
Baminornis was very small, weighing only about 130 to 300 grams, similar to a modern robin or sparrow.1
Its shoulder bones were not fused together, which may have helped it fly better than Archaeopteryx.1
The fossil of Baminornis was found in the Zhenghe Fauna, a site that also contained turtles, fish, and other early birds.1
Some scientists think the pygostyle of Baminornis might actually be part of its hip bone, not a tail bone, so its tail length is still debated.1

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Baminornis
?Was Baminornis a dinosaur?
Yes, Baminornis is a type of bird-like dinosaur called an avialan. It is part of the dinosaur group Theropoda.1
?How big was Baminornis?
Baminornis was very small, weighing about 130 to 300 grams. That is similar to a modern robin or sparrow.1
?Did Baminornis have a short tail?
Scientists disagree. The first study said it had a short tail with a fused pygostyle, but later research suggests that bone might be part of the hip, so its tail length is still debated.1
?Could Baminornis fly?
Yes, Baminornis could probably fly better than its older cousin Archaeopteryx. Its shoulder bones were unfused, which may have helped its flight.1
Ya baitseanape ba didino
- Leina la saense
- Baminornis
- Leina le neilwe ke
- Chen et al. 20254
- Setlhopha
- Dinonyane tsa ntlha
- Lelapa / clade
- Avialae4
- Thulaganyo
- Theropoda > Avialae4
- Bogolo jwa matlapa
- 152 go ya go 145 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Kimmeridgian / Tithonian)4
- Dibopego tsa matlapa
- Nanyuan4
- Dinaga
- Tšhaena4
- Direkoto tsa difosili
- 1 mo The Paleobiology Database4
- Go fitlhelwa
- Baminornis was named in 2025 by Chen and colleagues based on a partial skeleton found near Yangyuan Village in Zhenghe County, Fujian Province, China.1
- Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa
- Scientists are not sure whether the short tail of Baminornis evolved just once or multiple times in early birds.1
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Baminornis (en.wikipedia.org)
- Earliest short-tailed bird from the Late Jurassic of China | Nature (nature.com)
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Baminornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.
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