恐龍卡第 1518 張，共 2 027 張

Qiliania

名字的意思： “heaven”1

吃：肉早期鳥類白堊紀早期

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

生存年代

121 到 113 百萬年前4

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Changma Basin, Gansu Province, northwestern China1 3

最高速度

時速約 27 公里（17 英里）

飛行, 估計值

牠生活在什麼時候？

三疊紀

侏羅紀

白堊紀

2 億 5200 萬年前20114566，小行星撞地球

牠有多快？

走路的人 時速約 5 公里 (3 mph)

騎腳踏車的小朋友 時速約 12 公里 (7 mph)

Qiliania 時速約 27 公里 (17 mph)

一匹飛奔的馬 時速約 65 公里 (40 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

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

Qiliania 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Qiliania 可能的樣子。這只是猜測：真正的動物可能長得不一樣，也沒有人知道牠真正的顏色。

你們都在問

關於 Qiliania 最常被問的問題

?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

給恐龍專家

學名: Qiliania
命名者: Ji et al. 20114
類群: 早期鳥類
科 / 演化支: Enantiornithes4
分類: Theropoda > Avialae4
岩石的年代: 121 到 113 百萬年 (Aptian)4
岩層: Xiagou4
國家: 中國4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆4
發現: 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
仍有爭議: 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