Yixianosaurus
Yixianosaurus was a small, feathered dinosaur that lived in what is now China. It had very long hands with big curved claws, which it may have used to grab prey or climb trees. Scientists think it could even glide a little bit using its wing-like feathers.1
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Yixianosaurus had a very long hand that was 140% as long as its upper arm bone (humerus).1
Its second finger was the longest, and all fingers had large, curved claws.1
The only fossil found so far includes the shoulders, arms, some ribs, belly ribs, and feathers.1
Yixianosaurus is one of nine feathered dinosaur species reported from western Liaoning, China.2
Scientists think its long hands helped it grip branches or catch prey.1
Some researchers believe Yixianosaurus could glide because it had large feathers on its arms.1

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?How big was Yixianosaurus?
About 1 meter (3.3 feet) long and weighed around 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds).1
?Did Yixianosaurus have feathers?
Yes, its fossil includes feathers that look similar to the contour feathers of early birds.1
?What did Yixianosaurus eat?
It was probably a predator, using its long hands and big curved claws to catch prey.13
?Could Yixianosaurus fly?
It could not truly fly, but it may have been able to glide a short distance using its large wing feathers.1
Per experts da dinos
- Num scientific
- Yixianosaurus
- Numnà da
- Xu and Wang 20034
- Gruppa
- Dinos carnivors
- Famiglia / clada
- Maniraptora4
- Classificaziun
- Theropoda4
- Vegliadetgna da la crappa
- 126 fin 120 milliuns onns (Barremian / Aptian)4
- Formaziuns da crap
- Yixian4
- Pajais
- China4
- Chats da fossils
- 1 en The Paleobiology Database4
- Scuverta
- Yixianosaurus was named by Xu Xing and Wang Xiaolin in 2003. Its partial skeleton was found in 2001 at Wangjiagou in Liaoning, China.1
- Anc discutà
- Scientists are not sure exactly where Yixianosaurus fits in the dinosaur family tree. Some think it is a close relative of Scansoriopteryx, others think it is a dromaeosaurid or a basal paravian.1
Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs
- Yixianosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
- A NEW MANIRAPTORAN DINOSAUR FROM THE EARLY CRETACEOUS YIXIAN FORMATION OF WESTERN LIAONING (vertpala.ac.cn)
- YIXIANOSAURUS LONGIMANUS(THEROPODA: DINOSAURIA) AND ITS BEARING ON THE EVOLUTION OF MANIRAPTORA AND ECOLOGY OF THE聽JEHOL聽FAUNA (vertpala.ac.cn)
- Yixianosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.
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