Kaadi ya dayinoso No. 1181 ku 2 027

Microraptor

Erinnya litegeeza: “small seizer”1

Yalyanga: EnnyamaRaputaEntandikwa ya Kuretasi

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

Yabeerawo

emyaka obukadde 121 okutuuka ku 113 emabega4

Entandikwa ya Kuretasi

Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu

Liaoning, China1

Obuwanvu

0.8 okutuuka ku 1.2 m (2.6 okutuuka ku 3.9 ft)1

Obuzito

1 kg okutuuka ku 2 kg (2 okutuuka ku 4 lb)1

Obugulumivu

0.45 m (1.5 ft)

kuteebereza

Sipiidi esinga

nga 22 km/h (14 mph)

Okudduka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi

Jurasiki

Kuretasi

Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Omuntu atambula nga 5 km/h (3 mph)

Omwana ku kagaali nga 12 km/h (7 mph)

Microraptor nga 22 km/h (14 mph)

Embalaasi edduka ennyo nga 65 km/h (40 mph)

Cheetah nga 100 km/h (62 mph)

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku 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.1 3

?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.1 3

Omumenyi w'enfumo

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

Amazima: 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

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi: Microraptor
Yatuumibwa: Xu et al. 20004
Ekibinja: Raputa
Ekika / ekibinja: Dromaeosauridae4
Engabanya: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae4
Emyaka gy'enjazi: emyaka obukadde 121 okutuuka ku 113 (Aptian)4
Ensengeka z'enjazi: Jiufotang4
Ensi: Cayina4
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa: 10 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Era emanyiddwa nga: Archaeoraptor, Cryptovolans (amannya ag'edda kati gabalibwa ng'ekisolo kye kimu)4
Okuzuulibwa: 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.4 2
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo: 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

Ebituufu gye biva

Microraptor (en.wikipedia.org)
The smallest known non-avian theropod dinosaur | Nature (nature.com)
Microraptor – the four-winged dinosaur that ate birds | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
Microraptor in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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