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Albinykus

O nome significa: “Albin claw, after a term used by Mongolian shamans to describe light phenomena in the Gobi Desert”1

Comía: CarneDinos emplumados curiososCretáceo Superior

Albinykus was a tiny, feathered dinosaur that lived in the Gobi Desert. It was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever, weighing less than a bag of sugar. It probably ran around on its two legs, hunting for insects and other small prey.1 4

Viviu

hai entre 86 e 72 millóns de anos4

Cretáceo Superior

Fósiles atopados en

Mongolia, in the Javkhlant Formation of the Gobi Desert1 4

Peso

ata 1 kg (2 lb)1 2

Velocidade máxima

uns 22 km/h (14 mph)

Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico

Xurásico

Cretáceo

Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 8 plátanos

máis lixeiro ca un gato domésticotan pesado coma 8 plátanospodería correr 100 metros en 16 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Albinykus comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada.

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

Unha persoa camiñando uns 5 km/h (3 mph)

Un neno en bici uns 12 km/h (7 mph)

Albinykus uns 22 km/h (14 mph)

Un cabalo ao galope uns 65 km/h (40 mph)

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Datos curiosos

Albinykus was one of the smallest non-avian dinosaurs, weighing less than 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds).1 2

Its leg bones were fused together in a way not seen in other alvarezsaurids. The ankle bones were completely joined to the shin bone and foot bones.1 2

The only skeleton found was in a sitting position, with its feet tucked under its body. This is like how birds sleep or rest.1 2

Albinykus is the first alvarezsaurid found in a crouching posture. This shows it was closely related to birds.1 2

Alvarezsaurids got smaller over time, and Albinykus was one of the smallest and most evolved of the group.1 2

The skeleton was found in the eastern Gobi Desert, at a place called Khugenetslavkant. It was the first articulated theropod skeleton found there.2

Imaxe de Albinykus feita con IA — Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Albinykus, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Albinykus

?How big was Albinykus?

Albinykus was one of the smallest non-avian dinosaurs, weighing less than 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds).1 2

?What did Albinykus eat?

Scientists think Albinykus ate insects, like ants, because its small teeth and strong claw resemble ant-eating mammals. But no direct proof has been found yet.3

?Did Albinykus have feathers?

Yes, Albinykus was a feathered dinosaur. It belonged to a group of dinosaurs closely related to birds.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Albinykus was a bird because it sat like one.

Verdade: Albinykus was a dinosaur, not a bird. But it was closely related to birds, and its sitting posture is similar to how birds rest.1 2

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Albinykus
Bautizado por: Nesbitt et al. 20114
Grupo: Dinos emplumados curiosos
Familia / clado: Alvarezsauridae4
Clasificación: Theropoda > Alvarezsauridae4
Idade das rochas: de 86 a 72 millóns de anos (Santonian / Campanian)4
Formacións rochosas: Javkhlant4
Países: Mongolia4
Rexistros fósiles: 1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento: Albinykus was named by scientists Sterling Nesbitt, Julia Clarke, Alan Turner, and Mark Norell in 2011. The skeleton was found by a joint Mongolian Academy of Sciences and American Museum of Natural History expedition in 2004.1 2
Aínda en debate: Scientists are not sure how Albinykus died while in its sitting position. It might have been buried by sand, but no one knows for sure.1

De onde veñen os datos

Albinykus (en.wikipedia.org)
A small alvarezsaurid from the eastern Gobi Desert offers insight into evolutionary patterns in the Alvarezsauroidea (tandfonline.com)
Scientists Uncover One of the Smallest Dinosaurs Ever (smithsonianmag.com)
Albinykus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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