Nankangia

Il num vul dir: “Nankang lizard, after Nankang City in China”1

Mangiava: PlantasDinos curius cun plimasCretacic tardiv

Nankangia was a feathered dinosaur that lived in what is now southern China. It had a beak and ate plants like leaves and seeds, using its strong jaws to crunch them up.2

Viveva

avant 72 fin 66 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Nankang County, Jiangxi Province, southern China1 2

Spertadad maximala

var 43 km/h (27 mph)

Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

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)

Nankangia var 43 km/h (27 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Nankangia lived at the same time and place as at least four other oviraptorosaurs, including Banji and Ganzhousaurus. They probably ate different foods so they did not compete too much.2 1

Its lower jaw did not turn downward like some other oviraptorosaurs. This may have given it a smaller mouth opening, better for nibbling soft plants.2

The only known fossil of Nankangia was found by a local farmer in 2010 and donated to the Ganzhou Museum of Natural History.1

Nankangia belonged to a group of dinosaurs called oviraptorosaurs, which were feathered and looked a bit like birds.2

Scientists think Nankangia was more plant-eating than meat-eating, unlike some of its relatives that may have eaten eggs or hard foods.2

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Nankangia

?What did Nankangia eat?

Nankangia probably ate plants like leaves and seeds. Its lower jaw shape suggests it was more herbivorous than carnivorous.1 2

?When did Nankangia live?

Nankangia lived during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 72 to 66 million years ago.1

?Was Nankangia a dinosaur?

Yes, Nankangia was a feathered theropod dinosaur, specifically an oviraptorosaur.1 2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Nankangia
Numnà da: Lü et al. 20133
Gruppa: Dinos curius cun plimas
Famiglia / clada: Oviraptoridae3
Classificaziun: Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 72 fin 66 milliuns onns (Maastrichtian)3
Pajais: China3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Nankangia was named in 2013 by Lü Junchang and colleagues. The fossil was found in 2010 near Longling Town in Nankang City, China, and donated to a museum.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly what Nankangia ate, but they think it was mostly herbivorous based on its jaw shape.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Nankangia (en.wikipedia.org)
A New Oviraptorosaur (Dinosauria: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Southern China and Its Paleoecological Implications | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
Nankangia in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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