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Tongtianlong

Erinnya litegeeza: “Tongtianyan dragon, also meaning road to heaven dragon”12
Yalyanga: Kitono ku buli kimuDayinoso ez'ebyoya ez'enjawuloEnkomerero ya Kuretasi

Tongtianlong was a sheep-sized, feathered dinosaur that looked a bit like a bird. It had a dome-shaped crest on its head and a toothless beak. This dinosaur lived in what is now southern China, right at the end of the Age of Dinosaurs.12

Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 72 okutuuka ku 66 emabega4
Enkomerero ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Ganzhou area, Jiangxi Province, southern China12
Sipiidi esinga
nga 43 km/h (27 mph)
Okudduka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

Yali wa mbiro kwenkana wa?

ebintu ebinyuvu

Ebyewuunyisa

1

Tongtianlong was discovered during the construction of a high school. Workers used TNT blasting, which destroyed parts of the fossil, including some arm and leg bones.1

2

The fossil was found in a very unusual pose: its head was raised and its arms were splayed out to the sides. Scientists think it may have died while stuck in mud, trying to free itself.12

3

Tongtianlong had a dome-shaped skull crest, with the highest point just behind its eye socket. This made it different from other oviraptorids.12

4

It was a bird-like theropod dinosaur, covered in feathers. Oviraptorids like Tongtianlong are some of the most bird-like dinosaurs known.12

5

Tongtianlong is one of six different oviraptorosaur dinosaurs found in the same area of southern China. This shows that these dinosaurs were very diverse near the end of the Cretaceous.2

6

The name Tongtianlong means 'road to heaven dragon', which scientists thought was a fitting name for a dinosaur found with its arms reaching upward.12

Kyakolebwa AIEkifaananyi kya Tongtianlong ekyakolebwa AI
Ekifaananyi kya Tongtianlong ekyakolebwa AI, nga kiraga engeri gye yayinza okuba ng'afaanana, ekyakolebwa kompyuta okusinziira ku ebyo bannassaayansi bye bamanyi. Kuteebereza: ekisolo ekyennyini kiyinza okuba nga kyali kifaanana bulala, era tewali amanyi langi zaakyo ez'amazima.
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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Tongtianlong

?How big was Tongtianlong?

It was about 1 meter long, similar in size to a large sheep or small donkey.3

?Did Tongtianlong have feathers?

Yes, Tongtianlong was a feathered dinosaur. It belonged to a group of bird-like theropods called oviraptorids.13

?What did Tongtianlong eat?

It was omnivorous, meaning it ate both plants and meat. It had a toothless beak, so it likely ate small animals, eggs, and plants.1

?When did Tongtianlong live?

It lived about 66 to 72 million years ago, during the very end of the Cretaceous Period, right before the mass extinction that killed the large dinosaurs.3

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Tongtianlong
Yatuumibwa
Lü et al. 20164
Ekibinja
Dayinoso ez'ebyoya ez'enjawulo
Ekika / ekibinja
Oviraptoridae4
Engabanya
Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria4
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 72 okutuuka ku 66 (Maastrichtian)4
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Hekou4
Ensi
Cayina4
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Okuzuulibwa
Tongtianlong was named in 2016 by Lü Junchang and colleagues. The only known fossil was found by workers blasting rock for a new high school in Ganxian District, Jiangxi Province, China.12
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure exactly what Tongtianlong ate. It may have eaten eggs, plants, shellfish, or nuts, but more evidence is needed.2

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Tongtianlong (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A Late Cretaceous diversification of Asian oviraptorid dinosaurs: evidence from a new species preserved in an unusual posture | Scientific Reports (preview-www.nature.com)
  3. 'Mud Dragon' Dinosaur Unearthed—By Dynamite | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
  4. Tongtianlong in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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