Nankangia

Igama lithetha: “Nankang lizard, after Nankang City in China”1

Yayitya: IzityaloIidayinaso ezingaqhelekanga ezineentsibaiCretaceous yamva

Nankangia was a feathered dinosaur that lived in what is now southern China. It had a beak and ate plants like leaves and seeds, using its strong jaws to crunch them up.2

Yaphila

72 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Nankang County, Jiangxi Province, southern China1 2

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-43 km/h (27 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)

Nankangia malunga ne-43 km/h (27 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Nankangia lived at the same time and place as at least four other oviraptorosaurs, including Banji and Ganzhousaurus. They probably ate different foods so they did not compete too much.2 1

Its lower jaw did not turn downward like some other oviraptorosaurs. This may have given it a smaller mouth opening, better for nibbling soft plants.2

The only known fossil of Nankangia was found by a local farmer in 2010 and donated to the Ganzhou Museum of Natural History.1

Nankangia belonged to a group of dinosaurs called oviraptorosaurs, which were feathered and looked a bit like birds.2

Scientists think Nankangia was more plant-eating than meat-eating, unlike some of its relatives that may have eaten eggs or hard foods.2

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

?What did Nankangia eat?

Nankangia probably ate plants like leaves and seeds. Its lower jaw shape suggests it was more herbivorous than carnivorous.1 2

?When did Nankangia live?

Nankangia lived during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 72 to 66 million years ago.1

?Was Nankangia a dinosaur?

Yes, Nankangia was a feathered theropod dinosaur, specifically an oviraptorosaur.1 2

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Nankangia
Inikwe igama ngu:: Lü et al. 20133
Iqela: Iidayinaso ezingaqhelekanga ezineentsiba
Usapho / iclade: Oviraptoridae3
Ukuhlelwa: Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria3
Ubudala bamatye: 72 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka (Maastrichtian)3
Amazwe: iTshayina3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: Nankangia was named in 2013 by Lü Junchang and colleagues. The fossil was found in 2010 near Longling Town in Nankang City, China, and donated to a museum.1 2
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure exactly what Nankangia ate, but they think it was mostly herbivorous based on its jaw shape.2

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Nankangia (en.wikipedia.org)
A New Oviraptorosaur (Dinosauria: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Southern China and Its Paleoecological Implications | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
Nankangia in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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