Qiliania

Igama lithetha: “heaven”1

Yayitya: InyamaIintaka zokuqalaiCretaceous yokuqala

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

Yaphila

121 ukuya ku-113 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iCretaceous yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Changma Basin, Gansu Province, northwestern China1 3

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-27 km/h (17 mph)

Ukubhabha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3 mph)

Umntwana ekhwele ibhayisikile malunga ne-12 km/h (7 mph)

Qiliania malunga ne-27 km/h (17 mph)

Ihashe elibaleka ngamandla malunga ne-65 km/h (40 mph)

Ingwenkala malunga ne-100 km/h (62 mph)

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

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

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Qiliania — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Qiliania esenokuba wayekhangeleka ngayo, wenziwe yikhompyutha ngokwento eyaziwa zizazinzulu. Kukuqikelela nje: esona silwanyana sinokuba sasikhangeleka ngenye indlela, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo imibala yaso yokwenyani.

ubuzile

Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: 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

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Qiliania
Inikwe igama ngu:: Ji et al. 20114
Iqela: Iintaka zokuqala
Usapho / iclade: Enantiornithes4
Ukuhlelwa: Theropoda > Avialae4
Ubudala bamatye: 121 ukuya ku-113 izigidi zeminyaka (Aptian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Xiagou4
Amazwe: iTshayina4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: 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
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: 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

Apho iinyani zivela khona

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): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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