Qiupanykus

Igama lithetha: “claw from the Qiupa Formation”1

Yayitya: InyamaIidayinaso ezitya inyamaiCretaceous yamva

Qiupanykus was a tiny, speedy dinosaur that lived at the very end of the age of dinosaurs. It had strong claws on its short arms and may have used them to crack open eggs for a snack. This little hunter was one of the last non-bird dinosaurs to walk the Earth.1

Yaphila

72 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Henan Province, China1 3

Ubunzima

0.27 kg ukuya ku-0.91 kg (1 ukuya ku-2 lb)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-17 km/h (11 mph)

Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinzima kangakanani?

inzima njengeebhanana ezingama-8

ilula kunekati yasekhayainzima njengeebhanana ezingama-8ibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-21 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

Qiupanykus 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)

Qiupanykus malunga ne-17 km/h (11 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Qiupanykus was very small, weighing less than a kilogram (about 2 pounds). Its leg bones were only about 25 cm (10 inches) long.1

Its fossils were found right next to broken eggshells from an oviraptorosaur. Scientists think Qiupanykus used its strong claws to crack those eggs open.1 2

Qiupanykus lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous. That means it was alive right before the big dinosaur extinction.1 3

Like other alvarezsaurids, Qiupanykus had a special foot called an arctometatarsus, which helped it run fast.1

No skull bones of Qiupanykus have been found yet, so scientists are not sure what its head looked like.1

The name Qiupanykus means 'claw from the Qiupa Formation', because its fossils were found in the Qiupa Formation in China.1

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

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Some people think all small dinosaurs were plant-eaters.

Inyaniso: Qiupanykus was a small dinosaur, but it was a meat-eater. It may have eaten eggs and small animals.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Qiupanykus
Inikwe igama ngu:: Lü et al. 20184
Iqela: Iidayinaso ezitya inyama
Usapho / iclade: Alvarezsauroidea4
Ukuhlelwa: Theropoda4
Ubudala bamatye: 72 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka (Maastrichtian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Qiupa4
Amazwe: iTshayina4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: Qiupanykus was named in 2018 by Lü Junchang and his team. The fossils were found near the village of Guanping in Luanchuan County, Henan Province, China. The species name zhangi honors Shuancheng Zhang, who helped find the fossils.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure whether Qiupanykus mostly ate eggs or also hunted small animals. They also debate if the eggshells found with it belonged to another dinosaur or to Qiupanykus itself.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Qiupanykus (en.wikipedia.org)
A new alvarezsaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Qiupa Formation of Luanchuan, Henan Province, central China (exa.ai)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Qiupanykus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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