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Ambopteryx

O nome significa: “both wing”1
Comía: Un pouco de todoDinos carnívorosXurásico Superior a Cretáceo Inferior

Ambopteryx was a tiny dinosaur that lived about 163 million years ago. It had wings made of skin, like a bat, and could probably glide between trees. This little dinosaur was one of the strangest relatives of birds.21

Viviu
hai entre 162 e 143 millóns de anos6
Xurásico Superior a Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Liaoning Province, China31
Lonxitude
0,32 m (1 ft)1
Peso
0,306 kg (1 lb)1
Altura
0,13 m (0,4 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 15 km/h (9 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Ambopteryx uns 0,32 m de longo (1 ft)Un gato doméstico uns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un can uns 1 m (3,3 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)

Canto medía de alto?

Ambopteryxuns 0,13 m de alto (0,4 ft)Un gato domésticouns 0,3 m (1 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 2,5 plátanos
máis lixeiro ca un gato domésticotan longo coma 10 pezas de construción en filatan pequeno que podería pasar por debaixo dunha cadeirapodería correr 100 metros en 24 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Ambopteryx comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Ambopteryx had a long, rod-like bone sticking out from its wrist that helped support a wing membrane, just like in pterosaurs and bats.2

2

Its forelimbs were 1.3 times longer than its hindlimbs, which is unusual for a dinosaur.1

3

Ambopteryx had a short tail that ended in a fused pygostyle, a feature also seen in modern birds.1

4

This dinosaur was about the size of a modern pigeon, measuring only 32 cm (about 1 foot) long.1

5

The name Ambopteryx means 'both wing' because its wing was like a pterosaur's but it was a dinosaur.1

6

Fossilized feathers were found around its head, neck, and shoulders, showing it had a fluffy coat.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Ambopteryx feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Ambopteryx, 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.
ti preguntaches

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Ambopteryx

?How big was Ambopteryx?

About 32 centimetres (13 inches) long and weighed around 306 grams (10.8 ounces), roughly the size of a modern pigeon.4

?What did Ambopteryx eat?

It was probably omnivorous. Its stomach contained gastroliths (gizzard stones) and bone fragments, suggesting it ate both plants and meat.45

?Could Ambopteryx fly?

It could probably glide between trees, like a flying squirrel. Scientists are still studying how well it could truly fly.5

?Did Ambopteryx have feathers?

Yes, it had dense layers of feathers on its head, neck, and shoulders, along with bat-like membranous wings.42

?When did Ambopteryx live?

It lived about 163 million years ago, during the Late Jurassic period in what is now China.45

?Is Ambopteryx a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a non-avian theropod dinosaur, closely related to birds.42

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Ambopteryx could fly like a bird.

Verdade: It probably could not flap its wings to fly. Instead, it likely glided from tree to tree using its skin wings.2

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Ambopteryx
Bautizado por
Wang et al. 20196
Grupo
Dinos carnívoros
Familia / clado
Scansoriopterygidae6
Clasificación
Theropoda6
Idade das rochas
de 162 a 143 millóns de anos (Oxfordian / Tithonian)6
Países
China6
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database6
Descubrimento
Ambopteryx was named in 2019 by Wang and colleagues. The only known fossil was found near Wubaiding Village in Liaoning, China, in rocks about 163 million years old.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure exactly how Ambopteryx moved through the air. It may have glided, but some think it could also climb trees.2

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Ambopteryx longibrachium Wang & O'Connor & Xu & Zhou 2019, gen. et sp. nov. (zenodo.org)
  2. A new Jurassic scansoriopterygid and the loss of membranous wings in theropod dinosaurs | Nature (nature.com)
  3. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  4. Ambopteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
  5. Ambopteryx, new species of bat-wing dinosaur, discovered in China | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
  6. Ambopteryx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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