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Jaculinykus

O nome significa: “speedy dragon”1
Comía: CarneDinos emplumados curiososCretáceo Superior

Jaculinykus was a tiny, bird-like dinosaur that lived in the Gobi Desert. It had a big claw on its thumb and could probably run very fast. One fossil was found curled up like a sleeping bird!12

Viviu
hai entre 84 e 72 millóns de anos5
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Nemegt locality, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia15
Lonxitude
0,5 a 1 m (1,6 a 3,3 ft)1
Peso
2 kg a 5 kg (4 a 11 lb)1
Altura
0,3 a 0,5 m (1 a 1,6 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 30 km/h (19 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Jaculinykus uns 1 m de longo (3,3 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)Jaculinykusuns 0,5 m de alto (1,6 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 1 gatos domésticos
tan longo coma 2 gatos domésticos do fociño á colatan longo coma 6 plátanos postos un tras outromáis ou menos tan pesado coma un gato domésticotan pesado coma 42 plátanospodería correr 100 metros en 12 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Jaculinykus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Jaculinykus had only two fingers on each hand. Its first finger was huge with a big claw, and its second finger was tiny.12

2

The fossil of Jaculinykus was found in a sleeping position. Its neck was curled back and its legs were tucked under its body, just like modern birds.12

3

Jaculinykus is the ninth alvarezsaurid dinosaur discovered in the Nemegt Basin of Mongolia.12

4

Its name means 'speedy dragon' in a mix of Greek and Mongolian. 'Yaruui' means 'speedy' in Mongolian.1

5

Jaculinykus lived about 83 to 72 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.5

6

This dinosaur was a maniraptoran theropod, meaning it was more closely related to birds than to other dinosaurs like T. rex.12

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

?How big was Jaculinykus?

Jaculinykus was a tiny dinosaur, about the size of a modern turkey or a large chicken. Its nearly complete skeleton is small and delicate.13

?What did Jaculinykus eat?

Jaculinykus probably ate insects. It had a big thumb claw that it used to dig into insect nests, and its flexible skull may have helped it eat larger, struggling bugs.4

?Did Jaculinykus have feathers?

Yes, Jaculinykus was a feathered dinosaur. It was a maniraptoran theropod, a group that includes birds, and scientists think it was covered in feathers.4

?Why did Jaculinykus have a big thumb?

Jaculinykus had a big thumb with a large claw to help it dig for food, probably insects. The thumb was huge while the other fingers were tiny or missing.41

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think all dinosaurs slept standing up.

Verdade: Jaculinykus shows that some dinosaurs slept curled up like birds, with their heads tucked under their arms.12

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Jaculinykus
Bautizado por
Kubo et al. 20235
Grupo
Dinos emplumados curiosos
Familia / clado
Alvarezsauridae5
Clasificación
Theropoda > Alvarezsauridae5
Idade das rochas
de 84 a 72 millóns de anos (Campanian)5
Formacións rochosas
Baruungoyot5
Países
Mongolia5
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database5
Descubrimento
Jaculinykus was named in 2023 by a team of scientists including K. Kubo, Y. Kobayashi, T. Chinzorig, and K. Tsogtbaatar. The nearly complete skeleton was found in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia.15
Aínda en debate
Scientists are still debating exactly how Jaculinykus used its big thumb claw. It might have been for digging for insects or for tearing open logs.12

De onde veñen os datos

  1. A new alvarezsaurid dinosaur (Theropoda, Alvarezsauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia provides insights for bird-like sleeping behavior in non-avian dinosaurs | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
  2. A new alvarezsaurid dinosaur (Theropoda, Alvarezsauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia provides insights for bird-like sleeping behavior in non-avian dinosaurs (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  3. Jaculinykus (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. New species of big-thumbed dinosaur discovered in Mongolia | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  5. Jaculinykus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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