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Tianyulong

Lebitso le bolela: “sky dragon, named after the Shandong Tianyu Museum of Nature”1

E jele: DimelaDija-dimela tse nang le melomoJurasiki ya Bohareng ho isa ho Jurasiki ya Morao

Tianyulong was a tiny dinosaur covered in fuzzy, feather-like filaments. It lived in what is now China and used its beak to munch on plants. This little dinosaur surprised scientists because it showed that even plant-eaters could have fluffy coats!1 2

E phetse

dilemo tse dimilione tse 168 ho isa ho 152 tse fetileng5

Jurasiki ya Bohareng ho isa ho Jurasiki ya Morao

Difosili di fumanwe ho

Jianchang County, western Liaoning Province, China1

Bolelele

0.7 m (2.3 ft)1

Bophahamo

0.24 m (0.8 ft)

kakanyo

Lebelo le phahameng ka ho fetisisa

e ka bang 19 km/h (12 mph)

Ho matha, kakanyo

E phetse neng?

Triasiki

Jurasiki

Kretase

Dilemo tse dimilione tse 252 tse fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le kgolo hakae?

E ne e le telele hakae?

E ne e phahame hakae?

kakanyo

telele jwaloka dibanana tse 4 di behilwe ka molae nyane hoo e ka tsamayang ka tlasa setuloe ne e ka matha dimitara tse 100 ka metsotswana e 19 (motho ya lebelo ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Tianyulong e ne e le kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ho browser ya hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E ne e le lebelo hakae?

Motho ya tsamayang ka maoto e ka bang 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana a palame baesekele e ka bang 12 km/h (7 mph)

Tianyulong e ka bang 19 km/h (12 mph)

Pere e mathang ka matla e ka bang 65 km/h (40 mph)

Lengau e ka bang 100 km/h (62 mph)

dintho tse monate

Dintlha tse monate

Tianyulong was one of the first ornithischian dinosaurs found with filamentous (fuzzy) structures on its body, similar to the proto-feathers of some theropods.2

The filaments on Tianyulong were long, unbranched, and hollow, reaching about 60 mm (2.4 inches) on its tail.1

Its skull was very large compared to its small neck and body, and its hind legs were much longer than its front legs.1

Tianyulong belonged to a group called heterodontosaurids, which had a pair of enlarged canine-like tusks.1

The only known species is Tianyulong confuciusi, named after the Chinese philosopher Confucius.1

At first scientists thought Tianyulong lived in the Early Cretaceous, but later dating of the rocks showed it was from the Middle Jurassic, about 158.5 million years ago.1

Tianyulong is known from several specimens, but all were collected by private collectors, so their exact location is uncertain.1

Setshwantsho sa Tianyulong se entsweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se entsweng ke AI, se bontshang kamoo Tianyulong e ka beng e ne e shebahala kateng, se entswe ke khomphutha ho ya ka seo bo-ramahlale ba se tsebang. Ke ho hakanya feela: phoofolo ya nnete e ka nna ya ba e ne e shebahala ka tsela e nngwe, mme ha ho motho ya tsebang mebala ya yona ya nnete.

o botsitse

Dipotso tse botswang haholo ka Tianyulong

?How big was Tianyulong?

About 70 centimetres long, with its tail making up about 44 centimetres of that length. It was about the size of a cat.1 4

?Did Tianyulong have feathers?

It had long, hollow, unbranched filaments on its back, tail and neck that look like primitive feathers, called proto-feathers. Scientists are not sure if these are true feathers or something that evolved separately.1 2

?What did Tianyulong eat?

It was herbivorous or possibly omnivorous, using its beak to munch on plants. It also had a pair of enlarged canine-like tusks.1

?When did Tianyulong live?

It lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 158.5 million years ago. Scientists first thought it was from the Early Cretaceous, but later dating of the rocks showed it was older.1

?Where was Tianyulong found?

Its fossils were discovered in Jianchang County, Western Liaoning Province, China. All specimens were collected by private collectors, so the exact location is uncertain.1

?Is Tianyulong a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a small ornithischian dinosaur called a heterodontosaurid. It is not a bird or a pterosaur.1

Mosenyi wa ditshomo

Tshomo: Some people think only meat-eating dinosaurs had feathers or fuzzy coats.

Nnete: Tianyulong shows that plant-eating ornithischian dinosaurs also had filamentous structures, suggesting that fuzzy coverings were common among many dinosaur groups.2

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa didinosaure

Lebitso la saense: Tianyulong
E rehilwe ke: Zheng et al. 20095
Sehlopha: Dija-dimela tse nang le melomo
Lelapa / leloko: Heterodontosauridae5
Tlhophiso: Ornithischia > Heterodontosauridae5
Dilemo tsa mafika: dilemo tse dimilione tse 168 ho isa ho 152 (Bathonian / Kimmeridgian)5
Dibopeho tsa mafika: Tiaojishan5
Dinaha: Tjhaena5
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 ho The Paleobiology Database5
Ho sibollwa: Tianyulong was named and described in 2009 by Xiao-Ting Zheng and colleagues, based on a fossil housed at the Shandong Tianyu Museum of Nature in China.1 2
E sa ntse e phehwa kgang: Scientists still debate whether the filamentous structures on Tianyulong are true proto-feathers or just collagen fibers under the skin.1

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

Tianyulong (en.wikipedia.org)
An Early Cretaceous heterodontosaurid dinosaur with filamentous integumentary structures | Nature (nature.com)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Tianyulong – a fuzzy dinosaur that makes the origin of feathers fuzzier | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
Tianyulong in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dilemo, dibaka, dibopeho tsa mafika, tlhophiso.

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