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Yuanyanglong

O nome significa: “lovebird dragon”1
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Yuanyanglong was a small, feathered dinosaur that lived in the Early Cretaceous period. It was an oviraptorosaur, a group of bird-like dinosaurs that walked on two legs and had beaks.1

Viviu
hai entre 121 e 100 millóns de anos4
Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Fossils were found in the Miaogou Formation in the Gobi Desert of Inner Mongolia, China.1
Lonxitude
1,2 a 2 m (3,9 a 6,6 ft)12
Peso
8,8 kg a 14,8 kg (19 a 33 lb)2
Altura
0,82 m (2,7 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 36 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?

Yuanyanglong 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)Yuanyanglonguns 0,82 m de alto (2,7 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 4 gatos domésticos
tan longo coma 4 gatos domésticos do fociño á colatan longo coma 11 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 120 plátanospodería correr 100 metros en 10 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Yuanyanglong comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Yuanyanglong is the first Early Cretaceous oviraptorosaur named from the Gobi Desert region, while other Gobi relatives come from later rocks.1

2

The name Yuanyanglong comes from the Mandarin word for lovebirds, because the two fossil skeletons were found together on the same block.1

3

The species name bainian means 'a hundred years' in Chinese, celebrating 100 years since the first oviraptorosaurs were named in 1924.1

4

Scientists found two partial skeletons, one with a poorly preserved skull and the other with parts of the hips, legs, and arms.1

5

Yuanyanglong is a basal oviraptorosaur, meaning it branched off early in the group's family tree, before many other oviraptorosaurs.1

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

?How big was Yuanyanglong?

It was a relatively small dinosaur, though its exact size is not given in the sources. It is described as a 'smaller' oviraptorosaur based on the two partial skeletons found.3

?What did Yuanyanglong eat?

It was an omnivore, meaning it ate both plants and small animals. Scientists found gastroliths (stomach stones) in its body cavity, which helped it grind up food.43

?Could Yuanyanglong run fast?

It had long legs and narrow feet, which usually help with running, but its hip bone had a very short area for leg muscles to attach. Scientists think it was probably not a fast runner and may have been better at wading in water like a modern wading bird.3

?Why was it called Yuanyanglong?

The name means 'lovebird dragon' in Chinese, because the two fossil skeletons were found lying together on the same rock block, like a pair of lovebirds.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Yuanyanglong
Bautizado por
Hao et al. 20254
Grupo
Dinos emplumados curiosos
Familia / clado
Oviraptorosauria4
Clasificación
Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria4
Idade das rochas
de 121 a 100 millóns de anos (Aptian / Albian)4
Formacións rochosas
Miaogou4
Países
China4
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
The fossils were discovered in 2021 in the Miaogou Formation in Inner Mongolia, China. In 2024, Hao and colleagues announced the new genus and species Yuanyanglong bainian, and the full description was published in 2025.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are still debating exactly where Yuanyanglong sits on the oviraptorosaur family tree, since its skeleton is incomplete.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Yuanyanglong (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Yuanyanglong bainian | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
  3. 内蒙古发现窃蛋龙类恐龙新属种——百年鸳鸯龙----中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所 (ivpp.ac.cn)
  4. Yuanyanglong in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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