Tongtianlong

Hiika maqaa: “Tongtianyan dragon, also meaning road to heaven dragon”1 2

Kan nyaate: Waan hundumaa xiqqoo xiqqooDaayinoowwan rifeensa qaban kan addaaKireetaashasii Dhumaa

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.1 2

Kan jiraate

waggaa miliyoona 72 hanga 66 dura4

Kireetaashasii Dhumaa

Fosiliiwwan kan itti argaman

Ganzhou area, Jiangxi Province, southern China1 2

Saffisa ol'aanaa

gara 43 km/sa'a (27 mph)

Fiiguu, tilmaama

Yoom jiraate?

Tiraayaasikii

Juraasikii

Kireetaashasii

waggaa miliyoona 252 dura20114566, asteerooyidii

Hammam saffisaa ture?

Nama miilaan deemu gara 5 km/sa'a (3 mph)

Daa'ima saayikilii irra jiru gara 12 km/sa'a (7 mph)

Tongtianlong gara 43 km/sa'a (27 mph)

Farda gulufu gara 65 km/sa'a (40 mph)

Cheetaa gara 100 km/sa'a (62 mph)

wantoota bareedoo

Odeeffannoowwan bashannansiisoo

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

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.1 2

Tongtianlong had a dome-shaped skull crest, with the highest point just behind its eye socket. This made it different from other oviraptorids.1 2

It was a bird-like theropod dinosaur, covered in feathers. Oviraptorids like Tongtianlong are some of the most bird-like dinosaurs known.1 2

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

The name Tongtianlong means 'road to heaven dragon', which scientists thought was a fitting name for a dinosaur found with its arms reaching upward.1 2

Fakkii AI'n hojjetame: Tongtianlong — Fakkii AI'n hojjetame kan Tongtianlong maal fakkaachuu akka danda'u agarsiisu, kompiitaraan beekumsa saayintistootaa irratti hundaa'uun hojjetame. Tilmaama qofa: bineensi dhugaa adda ta'ee mul'achuu danda'a, halluu isaa dhugaa immoo namni beeku hin jiru.

ati gaafatte

Gaaffiiwwan waa'ee Tongtianlong baay'ee gaafataman

?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.1 3

?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

Ogeeyyii daayinootiif

Maqaa saayinsii: Tongtianlong
Kan maqaa baase: Lü et al. 20164
Garee: Daayinoowwan rifeensa qaban kan addaa
Maatii / kilaadii: Oviraptoridae4
Ramaddii: Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria4
Umurii dhagaawwanii: waggaa miliyoona 72 hanga 66 (Maastrichtian)4
Caasaawwan dhagaa: Hekou4
Biyyoota: Chaayinaa4
Galmee fosilii: 1 The Paleobiology Database keessa4
Argannoo: 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.1 2
Ammallee falmisiisaa: Scientists are not sure exactly what Tongtianlong ate. It may have eaten eggs, plants, shellfish, or nuts, but more evidence is needed.2

Odeeffannoon eessaa dhufa

Tongtianlong (en.wikipedia.org)
A Late Cretaceous diversification of Asian oviraptorid dinosaurs: evidence from a new species preserved in an unusual posture | Scientific Reports (preview-www.nature.com)
'Mud Dragon' Dinosaur Unearthed—By Dynamite | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
Tongtianlong in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): umurii, bakkeewwan, caasaawwan dhagaa, ramaddii.

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