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Microraptor

Igama lithetha: “small seizer”1

Yayitya: InyamaIiraptaiCretaceous yokuqala

Microraptor was a tiny dinosaur with four wings! It had long feathers on its arms and legs, so it could glide or even fly from tree to tree. This little hunter lived in the forests of ancient China.1

Yaphila

121 ukuya ku-113 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iCretaceous yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Liaoning, China1

Ubude

0.8 ukuya ku-1.2 m (2.6 ukuya ku-3.9 ft)1

Ubunzima

1 kg ukuya ku-2 kg (2 ukuya ku-4 lb)1

Ukuphakama

0.45 m (1.5 ft)

uqikelelo

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-22 km/h (14 mph)

Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Yayiphakame kangakanani?

uqikelelo

Yayinzima kangakanani?

inzima njengeebhanana ezingama-17

inde njengeekati zasekhaya ezingama-2.5, impumlo ukuya emsileniinde njengeebhanana ezingama-7 zilandelelanamalunga nobunzima bekati yasekhayainzima njengeebhanana ezingama-17ibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-16 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

Microraptor wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

Yimathematika nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwe naphi na.

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

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

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

Microraptor malunga ne-22 km/h (14 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Microraptor had four wings: one pair on its arms and another on its legs. This helped it glide between trees like a flying squirrel.1

It lived about 125 to 120 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

One fossil of Microraptor had a mammal foot in its stomach. This shows that it sometimes ate small mammals.1

Microraptor was smaller than the earliest bird, Archaeopteryx. It is one of the smallest non-avian dinosaurs ever found.2

Scientists found fish scales inside another Microraptor fossil. This means it could catch fish, maybe by swooping down to the water.1

The first fossil of Microraptor was part of a fake dinosaur made from pieces of different animals. Scientists discovered the trick and named the real dinosaur Microraptor.1

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Microraptor — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Microraptor 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: Microraptor

?How big was Microraptor?

Microraptor was tiny, about the size of a pigeon. One species measured about 77 centimetres (2.5 feet) long and weighed about 0.5 to 1.4 kilograms (1.1 to 3.1 pounds).1

?Could Microraptor fly?

Yes, scientists think Microraptor could glide and maybe even fly using all four wings. It had long feathers on its arms and legs that helped it move through the air.1 3

?What did Microraptor eat?

Microraptor was a hunter that ate small animals. Fossils show it ate mammals, birds, lizards, and even fish, so it was an opportunistic feeder.1

?When did Microraptor live?

Microraptor lived about 125 to 120 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

?Where was Microraptor found?

Microraptor fossils were found in Liaoning, China, in rocks from the Jiufotang Formation.1

?Was Microraptor a dinosaur?

Yes, Microraptor was a small, four-winged dromaeosaurid dinosaur, not a bird, even though it had feathers and could fly or glide.1

?Did Microraptor have feathers?

Yes, Microraptor had long feathers on its arms, legs, and tail. Some fossils even show it had glossy black iridescent feathers.1

?Why did Microraptor have four wings?

Microraptor had four wings to help it glide and fly between trees. The extra wings on its legs gave it more lift and control in the air.1 3

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Some people think Microraptor was a bird because it had four wings and feathers.

Inyaniso: Microraptor was a dinosaur, not a bird. It belongs to a group of meat-eating dinosaurs called dromaeosaurids, which are close relatives of birds.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Microraptor
Inikwe igama ngu:: Xu et al. 20004
Iqela: Iirapta
Usapho / iclade: Dromaeosauridae4
Ukuhlelwa: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae4
Ubudala bamatye: 121 ukuya ku-113 izigidi zeminyaka (Aptian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Jiufotang4
Amazwe: iTshayina4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 10 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ikwaziwa ngokuba: Archaeoraptor, Cryptovolans (amagama amadala ngoku abalwa njengesilwanyana esinye)4
Ukufunyanwa: Microraptor was named in 2000 by Xu Xing and his team. They described it from a fossil found in the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, China.4 2
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still debating whether Microraptor could truly fly or only glide. Some studies suggest it could flap its wings and fly short distances.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Microraptor (en.wikipedia.org)
The smallest known non-avian theropod dinosaur | Nature (nature.com)
Microraptor – the four-winged dinosaur that ate birds | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
Microraptor in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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