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Dilong

O nome significa: “emperor dragon”1
Comía: CarneTiranosaurosCretáceo Inferior

Dilong was a small, early relative of the mighty T. rex. It lived in China about 125 million years ago and had long arms with three-fingered hands. Some fossils even show that Dilong had fuzzy, feather-like coverings called protofeathers.21

Viviu
hai entre 126 e 120 millóns de anos6
Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Liaoning Province, China21
Lonxitude
1,6 m (5,2 ft)1
Peso
6 kg a 10 kg (13 a 22 lb)34
Altura
0,64 m (2,1 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 35 km/h (22 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Dilong uns 1,6 m de longo (5,2 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?

Un gato domésticouns 0,3 m (1 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Dilonguns 0,64 m de alto (2,1 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 2,5 gatos domésticos
tan longo coma 3 gatos domésticos do fociño á colatan longo coma 9 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 83 plátanospodería correr 100 metros en 10 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Dilong comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Dilong is the earliest known undisputed tyrannosauroid dinosaur.2

2

Its fossils were found in the Yixian Formation, which is about 125 million years old.61

3

Dilong had a long, low skull and a less robust build compared to later tyrannosaurs.1

4

One specimen of Dilong preserves filamentous protofeathers on the tail and near the jaw, showing that early tyrannosaurs had fuzzy coverings.21

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Dilong had relatively long arms with three-fingered hands, unlike the tiny arms of later tyrannosaurs like T. rex.21

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Its hind legs were built for running, with a tibia longer than the femur.1

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Dilong's name comes from the Chinese words for 'emperor' and 'dragon'.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Dilong feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Dilong, 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 Dilong

?How big was Dilong?

About 1.6 to 2 metres (5 to 6.5 feet) long and weighed around 5 to 10 kilograms (11 to 22 pounds). That is about the size of a large dog.45

?Did Dilong have feathers?

Yes. Some Dilong fossils show filamentous protofeathers, which are simple, fuzzy coverings. These were not for flying, but probably kept it warm.42

?What did Dilong eat?

Dilong was a meat-eater. It probably hunted small animals like lizards, mammals and birds, using its D-shaped front teeth and three-fingered hands to hold prey.4

?Was Dilong related to T. rex?

Yes, Dilong was an early, small relative of Tyrannosaurus rex. It belonged to the same group called tyrannosauroids, but lived about 125 million years earlier.45

?How fast could Dilong run?

Probably not very fast. Its legs were short for a tyrannosaur, which suggests it was not a speedy runner.4

?When did Dilong live?

Dilong lived during the Early Cretaceous Period, about 128 to 127 million years ago. Its fossils come from the Yixian Formation in Liaoning, China.54

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Dilong
Bautizado por
Xu et al. 20046
Grupo
Tiranosauros
Familia / clado
Tyrannosauroidea6
Clasificación
Theropoda > Tyrannosauroidea6
Idade das rochas
de 126 a 120 millóns de anos (Barremian / Aptian)6
Formacións rochosas
Yixian6
Países
China6
Rexistros fósiles
2 na Paleobiology Database6
Descubrimento
Dilong was named in 2004 by Xu Xing and colleagues based on fossils from the Yixian Formation in Liaoning, China. The holotype specimen is a semi-articulated skeleton with an almost complete skull.21
Aínda en debate
Scientists debate whether some specimens referred to Dilong might actually belong to a second, closely related species.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Basal tyrannosauroids from China and evidence for protofeathers in (ivpp.cas.cn)
  2. Basal tyrannosauroids from China and evidence for protofeathers in tyrannosauroids | Nature (nature.com)
  3. Dilong paradoxus (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Dinosaur - Dilong paradoxus - The Australian Museum (australian.museum)
  5. Dilong | Description, Size, & Facts | Britannica (britannica.com)
  6. Dilong in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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