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Microraptor

O nome significa: “small seizer”1
Comía: CarneRaptoresCretáceo Inferior

Microraptor was a tiny dinosaur with four wings! It had long feathers on its arms and legs, so it could glide or even fly from tree to tree. This little hunter lived in the forests of ancient China.1

Viviu
hai entre 121 e 113 millóns de anos4
Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Liaoning, China1
Lonxitude
0,8 a 1,2 m (2,6 a 3,9 ft)1
Peso
1 kg a 2 kg (2 a 4 lb)1
Altura
0,45 m (1,5 ft)
estimación
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 medía de longo?

Microraptor uns 1,2 m de longo (3,9 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)Microraptoruns 0,45 m de alto (1,5 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 17 plátanos
tan longo coma 2,5 gatos domésticos do fociño á colatan longo coma 7 plátanos postos un tras outromáis ou menos tan pesado coma un gato domésticotan pesado coma 17 plátanospodería correr 100 metros en 16 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Microraptor comparado CONTIGO?

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

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Microraptor had four wings: one pair on its arms and another on its legs. This helped it glide between trees like a flying squirrel.1

2

It lived about 125 to 120 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

3

One fossil of Microraptor had a mammal foot in its stomach. This shows that it sometimes ate small mammals.1

4

Microraptor was smaller than the earliest bird, Archaeopteryx. It is one of the smallest non-avian dinosaurs ever found.2

5

Scientists found fish scales inside another Microraptor fossil. This means it could catch fish, maybe by swooping down to the water.1

6

The first fossil of Microraptor was part of a fake dinosaur made from pieces of different animals. Scientists discovered the trick and named the real dinosaur Microraptor.1

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

?How big was Microraptor?

Microraptor was tiny, about the size of a pigeon. One species measured about 77 centimetres (2.5 feet) long and weighed about 0.5 to 1.4 kilograms (1.1 to 3.1 pounds).1

?Could Microraptor fly?

Yes, scientists think Microraptor could glide and maybe even fly using all four wings. It had long feathers on its arms and legs that helped it move through the air.13

?What did Microraptor eat?

Microraptor was a hunter that ate small animals. Fossils show it ate mammals, birds, lizards, and even fish, so it was an opportunistic feeder.1

?When did Microraptor live?

Microraptor lived about 125 to 120 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

?Where was Microraptor found?

Microraptor fossils were found in Liaoning, China, in rocks from the Jiufotang Formation.1

?Was Microraptor a dinosaur?

Yes, Microraptor was a small, four-winged dromaeosaurid dinosaur, not a bird, even though it had feathers and could fly or glide.1

?Did Microraptor have feathers?

Yes, Microraptor had long feathers on its arms, legs, and tail. Some fossils even show it had glossy black iridescent feathers.1

?Why did Microraptor have four wings?

Microraptor had four wings to help it glide and fly between trees. The extra wings on its legs gave it more lift and control in the air.13

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Microraptor was a bird because it had four wings and feathers.

Verdade: Microraptor was a dinosaur, not a bird. It belongs to a group of meat-eating dinosaurs called dromaeosaurids, which are close relatives of birds.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Microraptor
Bautizado por
Xu et al. 20004
Grupo
Raptores
Familia / clado
Dromaeosauridae4
Clasificación
Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae4
Idade das rochas
de 121 a 113 millóns de anos (Aptian)4
Formacións rochosas
Jiufotang4
Países
China4
Rexistros fósiles
10 na Paleobiology Database4
Tamén coñecido como
Archaeoraptor, Cryptovolans (nomes antigos que agora contan como o mesmo animal)4
Descubrimento
Microraptor was named in 2000 by Xu Xing and his team. They described it from a fossil found in the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, China.42
Aínda en debate
Scientists are still debating whether Microraptor could truly fly or only glide. Some studies suggest it could flap its wings and fly short distances.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Microraptor (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. The smallest known non-avian theropod dinosaur | Nature (nature.com)
  3. Microraptor – the four-winged dinosaur that ate birds | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
  4. Microraptor in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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