|
|
|
Epidexipteryx
Epidexipteryx was a small feathered dinosaur that lived in
the Inner Mongolia region of
China
during
the Jurassic period,
between about 168 and 152 million years ago.
Although it could not fly, it is believed to be closed related to birds.
Epidexipteryx was very small for a
It's body and tail was in total about 10 inches (25 centimeters) long,
but it had four long tail feathers giving it a total length of around 17½ inches (44 centimeters).
It probably weighed around 5½ ounces (160 grams).
Epidexipteryx's
tail feathers, which were most likely used for display purposes,
were unusual and not like modern bird feathers - they were not branched into
individual filaments like bird feathers, but each one was made of a single sheet.
As well its tail feathers, Epidexipteryx also had a covering of body feathers,
although it did not have wing feathers.
Epidexipteryx was a carnivore (meat-eater) that lived from 168 to 152 million years ago
Related Information & Resources
See Also
Epidexipteryx Facts
Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Epidexipteryx:
- Epidexipteryx was a genus of dinosaur.
- "Epidexipteryx" means "display feather". This name was chosen because of the four long feathers on the animal's tail.
- Epidexipteryx was a member of the Saurischia ("lizard-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Epidexipteryx was not closely related to lizards, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
- Epidexipteryx was a Theropod - a member of a group of related bipedal dinosaurs that included the ancestors of birds (although Epidexipteryx was not itself an ancestor of birds).
- Epidexipteryx lived between about 168 million years ago and 152 million years ago, during the Jurassic period.
- Epidexipteryx lived in the Inner Mongolia region of China.
- Epidexipteryx was a carnivore (meat-eater).
- Epidexipteryx had a body and tail about 10 inches (25 centimeters) long, but including its long tail feathers was about 17½ inches (44 centimeters) long in total.
- Epidexipteryx probably weighed about 5½ ounces (160 grams).
Epidexipteryx Books
Here are some books from Amazon.com:
Disclosure: Products details and descriptions provided by Amazon.com. Our company may receive a payment if you purchase products from them after following a link from this website.
By Alan Feduccia
Yale University Press
Hardcover (368 pages)
 | List Price: $55.00*
Lowest New Price: $37.17*
Lowest Used Price: $33.83*
Usually ships in 24 hours*
*(As of 10:52 Pacific 17 May 2012 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description:
Examining and interpreting recent spectacular fossil discoveries in China, paleontologists have arrived at a prevailing view: there is now incontrovertible evidence that birds represent the last living dinosaur. But is this conclusion beyond dispute? In this book, evolutionary biologist Alan Feduccia provides the most comprehensive discussion yet of the avian and associated evidence found in China, then exposes the massive, unfounded speculation that has accompanied these discoveries and been published in the pages of prestigious scientific journals. Advocates of the current orthodoxy on bird origins have ignored contrary data, misinterpreted fossils, and used faulty reasoning, the author argues. He considers why and how the debate has become so polemical and makes a plea to refocus the discussion by “breaking away from methodological straitjackets and viewing the world of origins anew.” Drawing on a lifetime of study, he offers his own current understanding of the origin of birds and avian flight. (20110811) |
|
By Beatriz Scaglia
Webster's Digital Services
Paperback (252 pages)
 | List Price: $26.75*
Lowest New Price: $18.71*
Lowest Used Price: $18.77*
Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks*
*(As of 10:52 Pacific 17 May 2012 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description:
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dominant for over 160 million years during the Triassic Period through the Cretaceous Period, Dinosaurs were a diverse and varied grouping of animals, including over 9,000 bird species. Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent and paleontologists and paleobiologists continue to gather information on the different species. Some were herbivores, others carnivorous, some bipedal, others quadrupedal and other had wings to fly. This book explores the heaviest by weight, longest by length, lightest by weight and shortest by length of the dinosaurs plus feathered dinosaurs and their close relation to birds.
Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |
|
By Beatriz Scaglia
Webster's Digital Services
Paperback (272 pages)
 | List Price: $27.75*
Lowest New Price: $19.41*
Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks*
*(As of 10:52 Pacific 17 May 2012 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description:
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dominant for over 160 million years during the Triassic Period through the Cretaceous Period, Dinosaurs were a diverse and varied grouping of animals, including over 9,000 bird species. Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent and paleontologists and paleobiologists continue to gather information on the different species. Some were herbivores, others carnivorous, some bipedal, others quadrupedal and other had wings to fly. This book explores the Sauropods (Sauropoda) and Theropods (Theropoda) dinosaurs classified by largest and smallest size categories.
Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |
|
Discuss This Page
Linking to This Page
We do hope that you find this site useful.
We welcome people linking to this website, or citing us in their school and educational projects
(remember in school projects and papers, you should always cite your sources).
|
|
|
