Feitianius

Leina le raya: “flying apsara (a Buddhist nymph)”1

E jele: NamaDinonyane tsa ntlhaTshimologo ya Cretaceous

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 tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 121 go ya go 113 tse di fetileng3

Tshimologo ya Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Gansu Province, China1 2

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 27 km/h (17 mph)

Go fofa, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 252 tse di fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le bonako go le kae?

Motho yo o tsamayang e ka nna 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana mo baesekeleng e ka nna 12 km/h (7 mph)

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

Pitse e e sianang ka bonako e ka nna 65 km/h (40 mph)

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

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di 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 se dirilweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Feitianius e ka tswang e ne e lebega ka gone, se dirilwe ke khomputara go ya ka se borasaense ba se itseng. Ke kakanyo fela: phologolo ya nnete e ka tswa e ne e lebega ka tsela e sele, mme ga go ope yo o itseng mebala ya yona ya nnete.

o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga 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

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Feitianius
Leina le neilwe ke: O'Connor et al. 20163
Setlhopha: Dinonyane tsa ntlha
Lelapa / clade: Enantiornithes3
Thulaganyo: Theropoda > Avialae3
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 121 go ya go 113 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Aptian)3
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Xiagou3
Dinaga: Tšhaena3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database3
Go fitlhelwa: Feitianius was named in 2015 by Jingmai O'Connor and colleagues. The fossil was found in 2005 near Changma, Gansu, China.1
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are not sure exactly how Feitianius is related to other enantiornithine birds, because its skeleton is incomplete.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Feitianius (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Feitianius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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