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Caudipteryx

Naam beteken: “tail feather”12
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Caudipteryx was a small, feathered dinosaur that looked a lot like a bird. It had a fan of feathers on its tail and wings on its arms, but it could not fly. It lived in China during the Early Cretaceous, about 124 million years ago.12

Het geleef
126 tot 120 miljoen jaar gelede5
Vroeë Kryt
Fossiele gevind in
Liaoning Province, China13
Lengte
0,725 tot 1 m (2,4 tot 3,3 ft)12
Gewig
2 kg tot 5 kg (4 tot 11 lb)12
Hoogte
0,41 m (1,3 ft)
skatting
Topspoed
omtrent 26 km/h (16 mph)
Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Caudipteryx omtrent 1 m lank (3,3 ft)'n Huiskat omtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Hond omtrent 1 m (3,3 ft)'n Grootmensfiets omtrent 1,8 m (5,9 ft)

Hoe hoog was dit?

'n Huiskatomtrent 0,3 m (1 ft)Caudipteryxomtrent 0,41 m hoog (1,3 ft)'n Hondomtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Perdomtrent 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 1 huiskatte
so lank soos 2 huiskatte van neus tot stertso lank soos 6 piesangs punt aan puntomtrent so swaar soos 'n huiskatso swaar soos 42 piesangsklein genoeg om onder 'n stoel deur te loopkon 100 meter in 14 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Caudipteryx vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

cool goed

Prettige feite

1

Caudipteryx had long, symmetrical feathers on its hands and tail, measuring 15 to 20 centimetres (5.9 to 7.9 inches) long. These feathers were black with a banded pattern on the tail.1

2

Its discovery in 1998 helped prove that birds evolved from dinosaurs, because it had clear feathers but was not a bird.1

3

Caudipteryx had a short, boxy skull with a beak-like snout and only a few teeth in the front of its upper jaw.1

4

It was a fast runner with long legs and a stout body, about the size of a turkey.12

5

Scientists think Caudipteryx was secondarily flightless, meaning its ancestors could fly but it lost that ability.1

6

Fossils of Caudipteryx have been found with gizzard stones in the place where its stomach would have been, just like in some plant-eating dinosaurs and modern birds.1

Deur KI gemaakKI-prent van Caudipteryx
'n KI-prent van hoe Caudipteryx dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.
julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Caudipteryx

?How big was Caudipteryx?

About 72.5 to 89 centimetres (2 feet 4.5 inches to 2 feet 11 inches) long and weighed around 5 kilograms (11 pounds). It was about the size of a peacock.14

?What did Caudipteryx eat?

It was an omnivore. It probably ate insects and maybe plants, and it swallowed small stones called gastroliths to help digest its food.12

?Could Caudipteryx fly?

No, it could not fly. Its arms were too short to work as wings, and scientists think it was secondarily flightless, meaning its ancestors could fly but it lost that ability.14

?When did Caudipteryx live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 124 to 122 million years ago.12

?Where was Caudipteryx found?

All Caudipteryx fossils have been found in the Yixian Formation in Liaoning, China.14

?Is Caudipteryx a bird?

Most scientists say it is a non-avian dinosaur, but a few think it might be a flightless bird. The debate helped prove that birds evolved from dinosaurs.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Caudipteryx was a bird because it had feathers.

Waarheid: Caudipteryx was a non-avian dinosaur, not a bird. It belongs to a group called oviraptorosaurs, which are dinosaurs closely related to birds.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Caudipteryx
Benoem deur
Ji et al. 19985
Groep
Snaakse dino's met vere
Familie / klade
Oviraptorosauria5
Klassifikasie
Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria5
Ouderdom van die rotse
126 tot 120 miljoen jaar (Barremian / Aptian)5
Rotsformasies
Yixian5
Lande
China5
Fossielrekords
2 in The Paleobiology Database5
Ontdekking
Caudipteryx was named in 1998 by Ji and colleagues based on two nearly complete skeletons found in Liaoning, China. The name honors Zou Jiahua, a Chinese vice premier.1
Steeds omstrede
Scientists still debate whether Caudipteryx was a bird or a non-avian dinosaur, though most now agree it is a non-avian oviraptorosaur.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Caudipteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Caudipteryx | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  3. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  4. Caudipteryx | Size, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica (britannica.com)
  5. Caudipteryx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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