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Tianyulong

Din no ase: “sky dragon, named after the Shandong Tianyu Museum of Nature”1

Ɔdii: NhabanAhabandifoɔ a wɔwɔ anomaa anoJurasik Mfinimfini kɔsi Jurasik Awieeɛ

Tianyulong was a tiny dinosaur covered in fuzzy, feather-like filaments. It lived in what is now China and used its beak to munch on plants. This little dinosaur surprised scientists because it showed that even plant-eaters could have fluffy coats!1 2

Ɔtenaa ase

mfeɛ ɔpepem 168 kɔsi 152 a atwam5

Jurasik Mfinimfini kɔsi Jurasik Awieeɛ

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

Jianchang County, western Liaoning Province, China1

Tenten

0.7 m (2.3 ft)1

Korɔn

0.24 m (0.8 ft)

nsusuiɛ

Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 19 km/h (12 mph)

Mmirikatuo, nsusuiɛ

Berɛ bɛn na ɛtenaa ase?

Triasik

Jurasik

Kretasias

mfeɛ ɔpepem 252 a atwam20114566, ɔsoro ɛboɔ no

Na ne kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn?

Na ne tenten yɛ sɛn?

Na ne korɔn yɛ sɛn?

nsusuiɛ

ne tenten te sɛ kwadu 4 a wɔde abɔ toatoa soketewa ara ma ɔbɛtumi afa akonnwa aseanka ɔbɛtumi atu mmirika mita 100 wɔ sikɛn 19 mu (onipa a ɔyɛ ntɛm sen biara hia 9.6)

Tianyulong kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?

Akontaa nko ara wɔ wo browser mu. Yɛnkora biribiara so, na yɛmmfa biribiara nkɔ baabiara.

Na ɛyɛ ntɛm sɛn?

Onipa a ɔnante bɛyɛ 5 km/h (3 mph)

Abofra a ɔte sakre so bɛyɛ 12 km/h (7 mph)

Tianyulong bɛyɛ 19 km/h (12 mph)

Ɔpɔnkɔ a ɔretu mmirika bɛyɛ 65 km/h (40 mph)

Kyiita bɛyɛ 100 km/h (62 mph)

nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ

Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye

Tianyulong was one of the first ornithischian dinosaurs found with filamentous (fuzzy) structures on its body, similar to the proto-feathers of some theropods.2

The filaments on Tianyulong were long, unbranched, and hollow, reaching about 60 mm (2.4 inches) on its tail.1

Its skull was very large compared to its small neck and body, and its hind legs were much longer than its front legs.1

Tianyulong belonged to a group called heterodontosaurids, which had a pair of enlarged canine-like tusks.1

The only known species is Tianyulong confuciusi, named after the Chinese philosopher Confucius.1

At first scientists thought Tianyulong lived in the Early Cretaceous, but later dating of the rocks showed it was from the Middle Jurassic, about 158.5 million years ago.1

Tianyulong is known from several specimens, but all were collected by private collectors, so their exact location is uncertain.1

Yei yɛ Tianyulong mfonini a AI yɛeɛ, sɛdeɛ ebia na ɔteɛ. Kɔmputa na ɛyɛeɛ firi deɛ nyansahufoɔ nim mu. Ɛyɛ nsusuiɛ: ebia na aboa ankasa no nte saa, na obiara nnim ne kɔla ankasa.

wobisaeɛ

Nsɛm a wɔbisa bebree fa Tianyulong ho

?How big was Tianyulong?

About 70 centimetres long, with its tail making up about 44 centimetres of that length. It was about the size of a cat.1 4

?Did Tianyulong have feathers?

It had long, hollow, unbranched filaments on its back, tail and neck that look like primitive feathers, called proto-feathers. Scientists are not sure if these are true feathers or something that evolved separately.1 2

?What did Tianyulong eat?

It was herbivorous or possibly omnivorous, using its beak to munch on plants. It also had a pair of enlarged canine-like tusks.1

?When did Tianyulong live?

It lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 158.5 million years ago. Scientists first thought it was from the Early Cretaceous, but later dating of the rocks showed it was older.1

?Where was Tianyulong found?

Its fossils were discovered in Jianchang County, Western Liaoning Province, China. All specimens were collected by private collectors, so the exact location is uncertain.1

?Is Tianyulong a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a small ornithischian dinosaur called a heterodontosaurid. It is not a bird or a pterosaur.1

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: Some people think only meat-eating dinosaurs had feathers or fuzzy coats.

Nokorɛ: Tianyulong shows that plant-eating ornithischian dinosaurs also had filamentous structures, suggesting that fuzzy coverings were common among many dinosaur groups.2

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Tianyulong
Obi a ɔtoo din: Zheng et al. 20095
Kuo: Ahabandifoɔ a wɔwɔ anomaa ano
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Heterodontosauridae5
Nkyekyɛmu: Ornithischia > Heterodontosauridae5
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 168 kɔsi 152 (Bathonian / Kimmeridgian)5
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Tiaojishan5
Aman: Kyaena5
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 1 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu5
Nhunumu: Tianyulong was named and described in 2009 by Xiao-Ting Zheng and colleagues, based on a fossil housed at the Shandong Tianyu Museum of Nature in China.1 2
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists still debate whether the filamentous structures on Tianyulong are true proto-feathers or just collagen fibers under the skin.1

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

Tianyulong (en.wikipedia.org)
An Early Cretaceous heterodontosaurid dinosaur with filamentous integumentary structures | Nature (nature.com)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Tianyulong – a fuzzy dinosaur that makes the origin of feathers fuzzier | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
Tianyulong in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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