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Heyuannia

O nome significa: “from Heyuan”1
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Heyuannia was a small, toothless dinosaur that lived in what is now China and Mongolia. It had a short, steep snout and very short arms, and it may have been a good parent that sat on its eggs like a bird.2

Viviu
hai entre 84 e 66 millóns de anos4
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
China (Guangdong province) and Mongolia24
Lonxitude
1,5 a 2 m (4,9 a 6,6 ft)21
Peso
20 kg (44 lb)2
Altura
0,82 m (2,7 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 41 km/h (25 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Heyuannia uns 2 m de longo (6,6 ft)Un can uns 1 m (3,3 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Un coche uns 4,5 m (15 ft)

Canto medía de alto?

Un gato domésticouns 0,3 m (1 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Heyuanniauns 0,82 m de alto (2,7 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 5 gatos domésticos
tan longo coma 4 gatos domésticos do fociño á colatan longo coma 11 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 4 sandíaspodería correr 100 metros en 8,8 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Heyuannia comparado CONTIGO?

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

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

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Datos curiosos

1

Heyuannia was the first oviraptorid dinosaur ever found in China. Most other oviraptorids come from Mongolia.2

2

Its eggs were blue-green in color, like the eggs of American robins. This color may have helped hide the eggs or send signals to other dinosaurs.2

3

Thousands of eggs have been found at the same site as Heyuannia, and some were probably laid by this dinosaur.2

4

Heyuannia had very short arms and its first finger was tiny. Its thumb claw was twice as big as the second claw.2

5

One fossil of Heyuannia may preserve reproductive organs, which is very rare for dinosaurs.2

6

Scientists think Heyuannia sat on its eggs to keep them warm, but it could not cover all the eggs at once. The outer eggs were cooler than the inner ones.2

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

?How big was Heyuannia?

Heyuannia was about 1.5 to 2 metres long (5 to 6.5 feet) and weighed around 20 kilograms (44 pounds).21

?What did Heyuannia eat?

Heyuannia was omnivorous, meaning it ate both plants and small animals.1

?Did Heyuannia have feathers?

Yes, Heyuannia was a feathered dinosaur, as shown in life restorations and because it belonged to the oviraptorid group, which had feathers.23

?Why were Heyuannia's eggs blue?

Heyuannia's eggs were blue-green because they contained pigments called biliverdin and protoporphyrin, which helped camouflage them and send signals to other dinosaurs.23

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Heyuannia
Bautizado por
Lü 20034
Grupo
Dinos emplumados curiosos
Familia / clado
Oviraptoridae4
Clasificación
Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria4
Idade das rochas
de 84 a 66 millóns de anos (Campanian / Maastrichtian)4
Formacións rochosas
Dongyuan, Baruungoyot4
Países
China, Mongolia4
Rexistros fósiles
2 na Paleobiology Database4
Tamén coñecido como
Ajancingenia (nomes antigos que agora contan como o mesmo animal)4
Descubrimento
The first species, Heyuannia huangi, was named by Lü Junchang in 2002. The name honors the city of Heyuan in China and Huang Dong, director of the Heyuan Museum. The second species was originally called Ingenia yanshini by Rinchen Barsbold in 1981, but later moved to Heyuannia.2
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure exactly where Heyuannia fits in the oviraptorid family tree. Some think it belongs in Oviraptorinae, others in Ingeniinae.2

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Heyuannia | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  2. Heyuannia (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Dinosaurs Laid Blue Eggs—And That's a Big Deal | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
  4. Heyuannia in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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