Epidendrosaurus

Igama lithetha: “tree lizard”1

Yayitya: InyamaIidayinaso ezitya inyamaiJurassic ephakathi

Epidendrosaurus was a tiny, bird-like dinosaur that lived about 165 million years ago. It had an extra-long third finger on each hand, which it probably used to climb trees and grab insects. This little dinosaur was about the size of a house sparrow!1 2

Yaphila

165 ukuya ku-162 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo5

iJurassic ephakathi

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Daohugou, Ningcheng County, Nei Mongol, China2 1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-47 km/h (29 mph)

Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3 mph)

Umntwana ekhwele ibhayisikile malunga ne-12 km/h (7 mph)

Epidendrosaurus malunga ne-47 km/h (29 mph)

Ihashe elibaleka ngamandla malunga ne-65 km/h (40 mph)

Ingwenkala malunga ne-100 km/h (62 mph)

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Epidendrosaurus had an extremely long third finger on each hand, nearly twice as long as in other similar dinosaurs.1

Its foot bones were arranged almost at the same level, like perching birds, which helped it grip branches.1

The only known fossil is a juvenile, so scientists are not sure how big an adult Epidendrosaurus would have been.1

It lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 165 to 161 million years ago, in what is now China.2

Epidendrosaurus is one of the earliest known dinosaurs with adaptations for climbing trees.1

Its name means 'tree lizard' because of its tree-climbing lifestyle.1

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Epidendrosaurus — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Epidendrosaurus esenokuba wayekhangeleka ngayo, wenziwe yikhompyutha ngokwento eyaziwa zizazinzulu. Kukuqikelela nje: esona silwanyana sinokuba sasikhangeleka ngenye indlela, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo imibala yaso yokwenyani.

ubuzile

Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Epidendrosaurus

?What did Epidendrosaurus eat?

It was a meat-eating dinosaur that probably ate insects, like the modern aye-aye which uses a long finger to find bugs in trees.3

?How big was Epidendrosaurus?

It was about the size of a house sparrow, so only about 14 to 16 centimetres long. But the only known fossil is a juvenile, so adults might have been a bit bigger.1 3

?Did Epidendrosaurus have feathers?

Yes, the related Scansoriopteryx fossil shows impressions of down-like feathers, and Epidendrosaurus probably had them too.4

?Could Epidendrosaurus fly?

No, it could not fly. It was a tree-climber that used its long fingers and grasping feet to move among branches, possibly gliding a little.4 3

?Why did Epidendrosaurus have a long third finger?

Scientists think the extremely long third finger helped it climb trees and grab insects, similar to how an aye-aye uses its long middle finger.3

?Is Epidendrosaurus a bird?

No, it is a small meat-eating dinosaur, not a bird. But it was very bird-like and is closely related to the ancestors of birds.5 4

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Epidendrosaurus
Inikwe igama ngu:: Zhang et al. 20025
Iqela: Iidayinaso ezitya inyama
Usapho / iclade: Scansoriopterygidae5
Ukuhlelwa: Theropoda5
Ubudala bamatye: 165 ukuya ku-162 izigidi zeminyaka (Callovian)5
Izakhiwo zamatye: Tiaojishan5
Amazwe: iTshayina5
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database5
Ukufunyanwa: Epidendrosaurus was named in 2002 by Zhang Fucheng and his team based on a single juvenile skeleton found at Daohugou in Inner Mongolia, China.2 1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure exactly what the extremely long third finger was used for, though it may have helped with climbing or grabbing.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Epidendrosaurus: tree-climbing theropod from China (dml.reptilis.net)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Introduction (ivpp.cas.cn)
Scansoriopteryx (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Epidendrosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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