Carta da dino nr. 1181 da 2 027

Microraptor

Il num vul dir: “small seizer”1

Mangiava: CharnRaptorsCretacic tempriv

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

Viveva

avant 121 fin 113 milliuns onns4

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Liaoning, China1

Lunghezza

0,8 fin 1,2 m (2,6 fin 3,9 ft)1

Paisa

1 kg fin 2 kg (2 fin 4 lb)1

Autezza

0,45 m (1,5 ft)

stima

Spertadad maximala

var 22 km/h (14 mph)

Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant aut era el?

stima

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 17 bananas

uschè lung sco 2,5 giats da chasa dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 7 bananas ina suenter l'autravar uschè grev sco in giat da chasauschè grev sco 17 bananaspudess currer 100 meters en 16 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Microraptor cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn arcunà u tramess.

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

Microraptor var 22 km/h (14 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

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

Maletg da Microraptor fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Microraptor pudess avair guardà ora, fatg d'in computer tenor quai che la scienza sa. I sa tracta d'ina supposiziun: l'animal vair ha forsa guardà ora auter, e sias colurs vairas èn nunenconuschentas.

tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart 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

Chatschader da mitus

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

Vardad: 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

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Microraptor
Numnà da: Xu et al. 20004
Gruppa: Raptors
Famiglia / clada: Dromaeosauridae4
Classificaziun: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 121 fin 113 milliuns onns (Aptian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Jiufotang4
Pajais: China4
Chats da fossils: 10 en The Paleobiology Database4
Era enconuschent sco: Archaeoraptor, Cryptovolans (nums pli vegls che valan ussa sco il medem animal)4
Scuverta: 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
Anc discutà: 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

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

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): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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