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Mononykus

Il num vul dir: “single claw”1
Mangiava: InsectsDinos curius cun plimasCretacic tardiv

Mononykus was a tiny, feathered dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous. It had very short arms with one big claw, which it probably used to dig into termite mounds for food. It was about as long as a bicycle and weighed as much as a big cat.21

Viveva
avant 84 fin 66 milliuns onns4
Cretacic tardiv
Fossils chattads en
Mongolia (Nemegt Formation, Gobi Desert)21
Lunghezza
1 fin 1,2 m (3,3 fin 3,9 ft)21
Paisa
3,5 kg (8 lb)2
Autezza
0,49 m (1,6 ft)
stima
Spertadad maximala
var 31 km/h (19 mph)
Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Mononykus var 1,2 m lung (3,9 ft)In giat da chasa var 0,5 m (1,6 ft)In chaun var 1 m (3,3 ft)In velo da creschids var 1,8 m (5,9 ft)

Quant aut era el?

In giat da chasavar 0,3 m (1 ft)Mononykusvar 0,49 m aut (1,6 ft)In chaunvar 0,5 m (1,6 ft)In chavalvar 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

stima

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 29 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 29 bananaspudess currer 100 meters en 12 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Mononykus cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant spert era el?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

1

Mononykus had a single large claw on each hand, about 7.5 centimetres (3 inches) long. The other two claws were tiny or gone.2

2

Its inner ear bones look very similar to those of modern barn owls. Scientists think Mononykus might have had a face disc of feathers to help it hear better.2

3

Mononykus was covered in feathers. Its relative Shuvuuia had feather traces in its fossils, so scientists believe Mononykus did too.2

4

The first Mononykus fossil was found in 1987 in the Gobi Desert. It was a partial skeleton without a tail and only a few skull bones.2

5

Mononykus was originally named Mononychus in 1993, but that name was already used for a beetle. So scientists changed it to Mononykus later that year.2

6

Many museum skeletons of Mononykus are actually based on its close relative Shuvuuia, because early fossils were mixed up.2

Fatg cun IAMaletg da Mononykus fatg cun IA
In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Mononykus 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 Mononykus

?How big was Mononykus?

Mononykus was a very small dinosaur, about 1 to 1.2 metres long and weighing about 3.5 kilograms.21

?What did Mononykus eat?

Scientists think Mononykus probably ate insects, like termites, using its big claw to break open mounds. But the exact purpose of its arms is still a mystery.23

?Did Mononykus have feathers?

Yes, Mononykus likely had feathers. Its relative Shuvuuia had feather traces in fossils, so scientists believe Mononykus did too.2

?Why did Mononykus have one big claw?

Mononykus had one large claw on each hand, about 7.5 cm long. It may have used them to dig into termite mounds or insect nests, but the exact reason is still debated.23

?When did Mononykus live?

Mononykus lived during the Late Cretaceous, about 81 to 68 million years ago.1

?Where was Mononykus found?

Mononykus fossils were found in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, specifically in the Nemegt Formation.21

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Mononykus was a flightless bird.

Vardad: Mononykus was a dinosaur, not a bird. It belonged to the alvarezsaurid group of theropod dinosaurs.2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Mononykus
Numnà da
Perle et al. 19934
Gruppa
Dinos curius cun plimas
Famiglia / clada
Alvarezsauridae4
Classificaziun
Theropoda > Alvarezsauridae4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
84 fin 66 milliuns onns (Campanian / Maastrichtian)4
Formaziuns da crap
Nemegt, Djadokhta4
Pajais
Mongolia4
Chats da fossils
6 en The Paleobiology Database4
Era enconuschent sco
Mononychus (nums pli vegls che valan ussa sco il medem animal)4
Scuverta
Mononykus was named in 1993 by Perle, Norell, Chiappe and Clark. The first fossil was found in 1987 in the Nemegt Formation of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia.21
Anc discutà
Scientists are not sure exactly what Mononykus used its strange, short arms and big claw for. Some think it dug for insects, but others are still debating.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Mononykus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  2. Mononykus (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Mononykus Olecranus, Dinosaur Pictures, Dinosaur Facts - National Geographic | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
  4. Mononykus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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