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Similicaudipteryx

Il num vul dir: “similar to Caudipteryx, which means tail feather”1
Mangiava: In pau da tutDinos curius cun plimasCretacic tempriv

Similicaudipteryx was a small, feathered dinosaur that lived in what is now China. It looked a bit like a bird and had a special tail bone that helped support long tail feathers.1

Viveva
avant 121 fin 113 milliuns onns2
Cretacic tempriv
Fossils chattads en
Liaoning Province, China12
Lunghezza
1 m (3,3 ft)1
Paisa
7 kg (15 lb)1
Autezza
0,41 m (1,3 ft)
stima
Spertadad maximala
var 32 km/h (20 mph)
Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Similicaudipteryx var 1 m lung (3,3 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)Similicaudipteryxvar 0,41 m aut (1,3 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 2 giats da chasa
uschè lung sco 2 giats da chasa dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 6 bananas ina suenter l'autravar uschè grev sco in giat da chasauschè grev sco 58 bananasuschè pitschen ch'el pudeva ir sut ina sutgapudess currer 100 meters en 11 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Similicaudipteryx cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant spert era el?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

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Similicaudipteryx had a dagger-shaped pygostyle, a bone at the end of its tail that helped anchor long tail feathers.1

2

It was bigger than its close relative Caudipteryx, but still only about 1 meter long.1

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The first fossil of Similicaudipteryx was found in the Jiufotang Formation, which is about 120 million years old.1

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Its pubic bone was very long compared to its ilium, which is a unique feature among its relatives.1

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Scientists think Similicaudipteryx had feathers even though the first fossil didn't show them, because of its pygostyle.1

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Two other fossils that were thought to be Similicaudipteryx might actually belong to a different dinosaur called Incisivosaurus.1

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In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Similicaudipteryx 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 Similicaudipteryx

?How big was Similicaudipteryx?

About 1 metre (3.3 feet) long and weighed about 7 kilograms (15 pounds).1

?Did Similicaudipteryx have feathers?

Yes, it had feathers. The first fossil didn't show them, but scientists think it had feathers because of its pygostyle, a bone that anchors tail feathers.1

?What did Similicaudipteryx eat?

The sources don't say exactly what it ate, but it was an oviraptorosaur, a group that likely ate plants or small animals.1

?When did Similicaudipteryx live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous Period, about 120 million years ago.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Similicaudipteryx
Numnà da
He et al. 20082
Gruppa
Dinos curius cun plimas
Famiglia / clada
Caudipterygidae2
Classificaziun
Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria2
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
121 fin 113 milliuns onns (Aptian)2
Formaziuns da crap
Jiufotang2
Pajais
China2
Chats da fossils
1 en The Paleobiology Database2
Scuverta
Similicaudipteryx was named in 2008 by He Tao, Wang Xiaolin, and Zhou Zhonghe. The first fossil was found in Liaoning, China, in the Jiufotang Formation.12
Anc discutà
Scientists are not sure if two fossils with feathers belong to Similicaudipteryx or to another dinosaur called Incisivosaurus.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Similicaudipteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Similicaudipteryx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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