Linyiornis

Leina le raya: “Linyi bird”1

E jele: NamaDinonyane tsa ntlhaTshimologo ya Cretaceous

Linyiornis was a tiny bird that lived in ancient China. It was about the size of a pigeon and had sharp claws for catching food. This bird is special because scientists found traces of its eggs inside one fossil!1 2

E tshetse

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

Tshimologo ya Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Liaoning Province, China2

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)

Linyiornis 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

The fossil of Linyiornis is preserved in three dimensions, not squashed flat like many other ancient birds. This let scientists see details that are usually hidden.1

Traces of ovarian follicles were found in the fossil, showing that this individual was a female. These are the structures that would have become eggs.1

Linyiornis had a very strong bump on its upper arm bone for muscle attachment. This suggests it had powerful wing muscles.1

Unlike some later birds, Linyiornis did not have a special pit on its thigh bone for a ligament. This is one clue that helps scientists tell different ancient birds apart.1

Linyiornis lived around 121 to 113 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period. That was the time of many dinosaurs.2

The name Linyiornis means 'Linyi bird', named after Linyi University in China, where one of the scientists worked.1

Setshwantsho sa Linyiornis se se dirilweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Linyiornis 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.

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Linyiornis
Leina le neilwe ke: Wang 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: Jiufotang3
Dinaga: Tšhaena3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database3
Go fitlhelwa: Linyiornis was named by Yan Wang and colleagues in 2016. The fossil was found in the Jiufotang Formation in northeastern China.1 2
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are still debating exactly how Linyiornis is related to other ancient birds, because some features on its bones look different depending on how the fossil was preserved.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

A new Jehol enantiornithine bird with three-dimensional preservation and ovarian follicles: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 36 , No 2 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Linyiornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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