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Tianyulong

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

E jele: DimelaDija-dimela tse di nang le melomoBogare jwa Jurassic go ya go Bofelo jwa Jurassic

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 tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 168 go ya go 152 tse di fetileng5

Bogare jwa Jurassic go ya go Bofelo jwa Jurassic

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Jianchang County, western Liaoning Province, China1

Boleele

0.7 m (2.3 ft)1

Bogodimo

0.24 m (0.8 ft)

kakanyo

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 19 km/h (12 mph)

Go taboga, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 252 tse di fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le kgolo go le kae?

E ne e le telele go le kae?

E ne e le kwa godimo go le kae?

kakanyo

telele jaaka dibanana di le 4 di latelanannye mo e ka tsamayang ka fa tlase ga setuloe ne e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 mo metsotswaneng e le 19 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Tianyulong e ne e le kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sebatling sa gago. Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E ne e le bonako go le kae?

Motho yo o tsamayang e ka nna 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana mo baesekeleng e ka nna 12 km/h (7 mph)

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

Pitse e e sianang ka bonako e ka nna 65 km/h (40 mph)

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

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di 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 se dirilweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Tianyulong e ka tswang e ne e lebega ka gone, se dirilwe ke khomputara go ya ka se borasaense ba se itseng. Ke kakanyo fela: phologolo ya nnete e ka tswa e ne e lebega ka tsela e sele, mme ga go ope yo o itseng mebala ya yona ya nnete.

o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga 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

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

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

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

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Tianyulong
Leina le neilwe ke: Zheng et al. 20095
Setlhopha: Dija-dimela tse di nang le melomo
Lelapa / clade: Heterodontosauridae5
Thulaganyo: Ornithischia > Heterodontosauridae5
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 168 go ya go 152 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Bathonian / Kimmeridgian)5
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Tiaojishan5
Dinaga: Tšhaena5
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database5
Go fitlhelwa: 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
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists still debate whether the filamentous structures on Tianyulong are true proto-feathers or just collagen fibers under the skin.1

Kwa 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): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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