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Yuanyanglong

Il num vul dir: “lovebird dragon”1
Mangiava: In pau da tutDinos curius cun plimasCretacic tempriv

Yuanyanglong was a small, feathered dinosaur that lived in the Early Cretaceous period. It was an oviraptorosaur, a group of bird-like dinosaurs that walked on two legs and had beaks.1

Viveva
avant 121 fin 100 milliuns onns4
Cretacic tempriv
Fossils chattads en
Fossils were found in the Miaogou Formation in the Gobi Desert of Inner Mongolia, China.1
Lunghezza
1,2 fin 2 m (3,9 fin 6,6 ft)12
Paisa
8,8 kg fin 14,8 kg (19 fin 33 lb)2
Autezza
0,82 m (2,7 ft)
stima
Spertadad maximala
var 36 km/h (22 mph)
Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Yuanyanglong var 2 m lung (6,6 ft)In chaun var 1 m (3,3 ft)In velo da creschids var 1,8 m (5,9 ft)In auto var 4,5 m (15 ft)

Quant aut era el?

In giat da chasavar 0,3 m (1 ft)In chaunvar 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Yuanyanglongvar 0,82 m aut (2,7 ft)In chavalvar 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

stima

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 4 giats da chasa
uschè lung sco 4 giats da chasa dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 11 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 120 bananaspudess currer 100 meters en 10 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Yuanyanglong cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant spert era el?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

1

Yuanyanglong is the first Early Cretaceous oviraptorosaur named from the Gobi Desert region, while other Gobi relatives come from later rocks.1

2

The name Yuanyanglong comes from the Mandarin word for lovebirds, because the two fossil skeletons were found together on the same block.1

3

The species name bainian means 'a hundred years' in Chinese, celebrating 100 years since the first oviraptorosaurs were named in 1924.1

4

Scientists found two partial skeletons, one with a poorly preserved skull and the other with parts of the hips, legs, and arms.1

5

Yuanyanglong is a basal oviraptorosaur, meaning it branched off early in the group's family tree, before many other oviraptorosaurs.1

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

?How big was Yuanyanglong?

It was a relatively small dinosaur, though its exact size is not given in the sources. It is described as a 'smaller' oviraptorosaur based on the two partial skeletons found.3

?What did Yuanyanglong eat?

It was an omnivore, meaning it ate both plants and small animals. Scientists found gastroliths (stomach stones) in its body cavity, which helped it grind up food.43

?Could Yuanyanglong run fast?

It had long legs and narrow feet, which usually help with running, but its hip bone had a very short area for leg muscles to attach. Scientists think it was probably not a fast runner and may have been better at wading in water like a modern wading bird.3

?Why was it called Yuanyanglong?

The name means 'lovebird dragon' in Chinese, because the two fossil skeletons were found lying together on the same rock block, like a pair of lovebirds.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Yuanyanglong
Numnà da
Hao et al. 20254
Gruppa
Dinos curius cun plimas
Famiglia / clada
Oviraptorosauria4
Classificaziun
Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
121 fin 100 milliuns onns (Aptian / Albian)4
Formaziuns da crap
Miaogou4
Pajais
China4
Chats da fossils
1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta
The fossils were discovered in 2021 in the Miaogou Formation in Inner Mongolia, China. In 2024, Hao and colleagues announced the new genus and species Yuanyanglong bainian, and the full description was published in 2025.1
Anc discutà
Scientists are still debating exactly where Yuanyanglong sits on the oviraptorosaur family tree, since its skeleton is incomplete.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Yuanyanglong (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Yuanyanglong bainian | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
  3. 内蒙古发现窃蛋龙类恐龙新属种——百年鸳鸯龙----中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所 (ivpp.ac.cn)
  4. Yuanyanglong in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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