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Microraptor



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Scientific Classification
  Kingdom Animalia
  Phylum Chordata
  Class Sauropsida
  Superorder Dinosauria
  Order Saurischia
  Suborder Theropoda
  (unranked) Coelurosauria
  Infraorder Deinonychosauria
  Family Dromaeosauridae
  Subfamily Microraptorinae
  Genus Microraptor
Microraptor was a very small dinosaur that lived in Northeast China during the Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago.

The initial discovery and naming of Microraptor was somewhat controversial. It was initially described based on a patchwork of unrelated dinosaur fossils that had been attached to each other (a "chimeric" specimen) to produce a forgery, and this forgery had been smuggled from China to the United States. It turned out however that within the forgery were the first fossils of Microraptor (other fossils have subsequently been found).

Microraptor has feathers, and is unusual as it has flight feathers on both its arms/hands and on its legs/feet (it also had feathers on its body, and a diamond-shaped group of feathers on its tail). It is not entirely clear how it used these feathers, and scientists have debated whether the animal parachuted from trees or was able to take off from groudn. What is certain, is that in flight it would have used all four wings. We do not currently know whether this is a side branch in the evolution of birds, or whether bird ancestors developed flight through an early four-winged stage (as early as 1915 some paleontologists suggested that birds may have had yet-to-be-discovered four-winged ancestor, which they named "Tetrapteryx").


   
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Microraptor was a carnivore (meat-eater) that lived about 120 million years ago

Microraptor was a carnivore (meat-eater) that lived about 120 million years ago

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Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Microraptor:
  1. Microraptor was a genus of dinosaur.

  2. "Microraptor" means "small thief".

  3. Microraptor was a member of the Saurischia ("lizard-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Microraptor was not closely related to lizards, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.

  4. Microraptor was a Theropod - a member of a group of related bipedal dinosaurs that included the ancestors of birds (although Microraptor was not itself an ancestor of birds).

  5. Microraptor lived about 120 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period.

  6. Microraptor lived in Northeast China.

  7. Microraptor was a carnivore (meat-eater).

  8. Microraptor was about 1½ to 2¾ feet (46 to 84 centimeters) long.

  9. Microraptor weighed up to 2¼ pounds (1 kilogram).

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For over 25 years, Safari Ltd has been proud to provide this premier line of scale model, dinosaur collectibles. These award winning dinosaur replicas are authenticated by the paleontologists of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, who houses the largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the world. Each Carnegie dinosaur can have up to 25 steps of hand painting to ensure the highest quality in the world marketplace. The scale of these dinos are either 1:20 or 1:40. Detailed educational information in 5 languages are provided with each replica.

All our products are phthalate-free and thoroughly safety tested to safeguard your child's health. Safari Ltd takes pride in providing breathtaking, innovative and value priced figures for now over 3 generations. Each January, Safari Ltd introduces 2 new Carnegie models to encourage the collectibility of such an intriguing line.

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For over 25 years, Safari Ltd has been proud to provide this premier line of scale model, dinosaur collectibles. These award winning dinosaur replicas are authenticated by the paleontologists of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, who houses the largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the world. Each Carnegie dinosaur can have up to 25 steps of hand painting to ensure the highest quality in the world marketplace. The scale of these dinos are either 1:20 or 1:40. Detailed educational information in 5 languages are provided with each replica.

All our products are phthalate-free and thoroughly safety tested to safeguard your child's health. Safari Ltd takes pride in providing breathtaking, innovative and value priced figures for now over 3 generations. Each January, Safari Ltd introduces 2 new Carnegie models to encourage the collectibility of such an intriguing line.

Dinosaur Train Take Flight 10 Figure Backpack
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Up, Up and away! Not all Dinosaurs roamed the Earth, come of them flew above it! Join Tiny and her flying dinosaur friends as they explore different time periods from high in the sky.
Prehistoric Pets Snaptors Snapson Figure
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Dinosaurs of Asia: Velociraptor, Psittacosaurus, Tarbosaurus, List of Asian dinosaurs, Sinosauropteryx, Microraptor, Alioramus, Saurolophus
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 180. Chapters: Velociraptor, Psittacosaurus, Tarbosaurus, List of Asian dinosaurs, Sinosauropteryx, Microraptor, Alioramus, Saurolophus, Scansoriopteryx, Protoceratops, Caudipteryx, Anchiornis, Dilophosaurus, Sinornithosaurus, Mamenchisaurus, Citipati, Avimimus, Tianyuraptor, Oviraptor, Lufengosaurus, Altirhinus, Pinacosaurus, Cryptovolans, Deinocheirus, Monolophosaurus, Limusaurus, Achillobator, Agilisaurus, Tianyulong, Alectrosaurus, Gallimimus, Jeholosaurus, Similicaudipteryx, Beipiaosaurus, Therizinosaurus, Gigantspinosaurus, Mahakala, Mononykus, Shunosaurus, Gongbusaurus, Prenocephale, Zigongosaurus, Gigantoraptor, Yinlong, Bactrosaurus, Dilong, Amurosaurus, Hongshanosaurus, Anserimimus, Epidexipteryx, Pedopenna, Olorotitan, Liaoceratops, Linheraptor, Shaochilong, Huayangosaurus, Incisivosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, Byronosaurus, Harpymimus, Raptorex, Shuvuuia, Sinocalliopteryx, Probactrosaurus, Barsboldia, Chiayusaurus, Shantungosaurus, Adasaurus, Abrosaurus, Bagaceratops, Alxasaurus, Jinfengopteryx, Chilantaisaurus, Homalocephale, Yunnanosaurus, Archaeornithoides, Conchoraptor, Archaeoceratops, Tarchia, Sinornithomimus, Omeisaurus, Guanlong, NGMC 91, Talarurus, Albalophosaurus, Eshanosaurus, Linhenykus, Opisthocoelicaudia, Parvicursor, Ultrasaurus, Gilmoreosaurus, Nipponosaurus, Tuojiangosaurus, Gyposaurus, Microhadrosaurus, Graciliraptor, Wuerhosaurus, Tatisaurus, Tsintaosaurus, Gadolosaurus, Arstanosaurus, Saurornithoides, Zhongornis, Xiongguanlong, Sinovenator, Kerberosaurus, Ceratonykus, Xiaosaurus, Zhuchengtyrannus, Elmisaurus, Erlikosaurus, Tanius, Chaoyangsaurus, Wannanosaurus, Yamaceratops, Turanoceratops, Gasosaurus, Protarchaeopteryx, Tienshanosaurus, Chuandongocoelurus, Kelmayisaurus, Hexinlusaurus, Szechuanosaurus, Nomingia, Saichania, Equijubus, Changchunsaurus, Udanoceratops, Wulagasaurus, Datousaurus, Huangheti...
Dinosaurios emplumados: Velociraptor, Sinosauropteryx, Dinosaurios con plumas, Caudipteryx, Microraptor, Epidendrosaurus, Rahonavis, Anchiornis (Spanish Edition)
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Dinosaurios emplumados: Velociraptor, Sinosauropteryx, Dinosaurios con plumas, Caudipteryx, Microraptor, Epidendrosaurus, Rahonavis, Anchiornis (Spanish Edition)
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Fuente: Wikipedia. Páginas: 27. Capítulos: Velociraptor, Sinosauropteryx, Dinosaurios con plumas, Caudipteryx, Microraptor, Epidendrosaurus, Rahonavis, Anchiornis, Sinocalliopteryx, Sinornithosaurus, Scansoriopteryx, Cryptovolans, Beipiaosaurus, Pedopenna, Dilong paradoxus, Shuvuuia, Jinfengopteryx, Protarchaeopteryx, Alvarezsaurus, Yixianosaurus. Extracto: Velociraptor (lat. "ladrón veloz"), en castellano velocirráptor, es un género de dinosaurios terópodos dromeosáuridos que vivieron durante el Campaniano, hacia finales del período Cretácico, hace unos 70 a 65 millones de años. Si bien hay sólo una especie reconocida, V. mongoliensis, otras han sido nominadas en el pasado. Se han hallado fósiles de esta especie en Asia Central, en Mongolia y China. Aunque más pequeño que otros dromeosáuridos como el deinonico y el aquilobator, el velocirráptor tenía muchos rasgos anatómicos similares a ellos. Fue un carnívoro bípedo, con una cola larga y rígida, y tres garras, una alargada y curva en cada pata, la cual usaba para matar a sus presas. A diferencia de otros dromeosáuridos el velocirráptor poseía un cráneo bajo y alargado, y un hocico chato, dirigido hacia arriba. Poseía patas traseras de gran longitud, lo que expresa (al igual que el nombre) su aparente gran velocidad. Debido a su destacada aparición en la novela de Michael Crichton Parque jurásico, el Velociraptor (comúnmente apodado "raptor") es uno de los géneros de dinosaurios más conocidos por el público general. También es bien conocido por los paleontólogos, con no menos de una docena de esqueletos fósiles recobrados - la mayor cantidad descubierta de un dromaeosáurido. Un espécimen particularmente famoso es el que muestra a un Velociraptor enzarzado en una batalla con un Protoceratops. El velocirráptor comparado en tamaño con un humano.Para ser un dromeosáurido el velocirráptor era relativamente pequeño, los adultos alcanzaban una longitud de 1,8 m, y aproximadamente 0,5 metros de altura a la cadera, pesa...
Dromaeosauridae: Deinonychus, Velociraptor, Microraptor, Dromaeosaurus, Rahonavis, Richardoestesia, Bambiraptor, Sinornithosaurus, Tianyuraptor (Spanish Edition)
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Fuente: Wikipedia. Páginas: 32. Capítulos: Deinonychus, Velociraptor, Microraptor, Dromaeosaurus, Rahonavis, Richardoestesia, Bambiraptor, Sinornithosaurus, Tianyuraptor, Mahakala, Cryptovolans, Hesperonychus, Austroraptor, Saurornitholestes, Buitreraptor, Adasaurus, Palaeopteryx, Graciliraptor, Utahraptor, Unquillosaurus, Dromaeosauroides, Neuquenraptor, Unenlagia, Achillobator, Atrociraptor, Shanag, Pyroraptor, Nuthetes, Itemirus, Phaedrolosaurus, Luanchuanraptor, Tsaagan, Hulsanpes, Variraptor, Linheraptor. Extracto: Deinonychus (gr. "garra terrible") es un género representado por una única especie de dinosaurio terópodo dromeosáurido, que vivió a mediados del período Cretácico, hace aproximadamente 119 y 97 millones de años, entre el Aptiano y el Albiano, en lo que hoy es Norteamérica. Deinonychus era un corredor muy ágil y veloz, cualidades que se veían favorecidas por su cola larga y rígida, siempre levantada, que le ayudaba a mantener el equilibrio durante la carrera. Aunque estaba estrechamente emparentado con el velocirráptor de Mongolia, el deinonico se diferencia fácilmente a simple vista por su morro más corto, constitución más robusta y mayor tamaño. Alcanzaba longitudes de entre 2,5 y 3,5 metros y un peso de 50 a 70 kilogramos. El nombre "garra terrible" del griego δεινος, "terrible" y ονυξ/ονυχος, "garra", se refiere a la garra inusualmente grande, en forma de hoz en el segundo dedo de cada del pie trasero, que probablemente se levantaba para que no tocara el suelo mientras que el dinosaurio caminaba apoyando en el tercer y cuarto dedo del pie. Históricamente se pensó que el Deinonychus golpearía con el pie de la garra en hoz para realizar grandes cortes en su presa pero las pruebas recientes en reconstrucciones del similar Velociraptor sugieren que las garras se utilizaban para apuñalar, mas que para desgarrar. Las especie se la nombra D. antirrhopus que significa "equilibrio contrario", que refiere a la idea de John Ostrom sobre la función de la...
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Fuente: Wikipedia. Páginas: 70. Capítulos: Dromaeosauridae, Oviraptorosauria, Therizinosauria, Troodontidae, Deinonychus, Velociraptor, Caudipteryx, Microraptor, Epidendrosaurus, Dromaeosaurus, Rahonavis, Richardoestesia, Bambiraptor, Anchiornis, Sinornithosaurus, Elopteryx, Scansoriopteryx, Tianyuraptor, Citipati, Therizinosaurus, Mahakala, Cryptovolans, Avimimus, Chirostenotes, Hesperonychus, Austroraptor, Alxasaurus, Saurornitholestes, Beipiaosaurus, Pedopenna, Enigmosaurus, Bradycneme, Falcarius, Jinfengopteryx, Byronosaurus, Nothronychus, Gigantoraptor, Buitreraptor, Adasaurus, Ingenia, Incisivosaurus, Elmisaurus, Palaeopteryx, Graciliraptor, Utahraptor, Saurornithoides, Conchoraptor, Borogovia, Koparion, Unquillosaurus, Nemegtomaia, Kakuru, Oviraptoridae, Microvenator, Erlikosaurus, Neimongosaurus, Khaan, Dromaeosauroides, Neuquenraptor, Mei, Hagryphus, Unenlagia, Erliansaurus, Nanshiungosaurus, Achillobator, Segnosaurus, Rinchenia, Tochisaurus, Atrociraptor, Shanag, Therizinosauridae, Euronychodon, Caenagnathasia, Sinornithoides, Pyroraptor, Shixinggia, Nuthetes, Thecocoelurus, Sinusonasus, Itemirus, Urbacodon, Phaedrolosaurus, Similicaudipteryx, Pneumatoraptor, Geminiraptor, Eshanosaurus, Bagaraatan, Nomingia, Avialae, Luanchuanraptor, Tsaagan, Deinonychosauria, Suzhousaurus, Sinovenator, Hulsanpes, Zanabazar, Caenagnathoidea, Paraves, Yaverlandia, Eumaniraptora, Banji, Scansoriopterygidae, Variraptor, Ornithodesmus, Heyuannia, Caenagnathidae, Linheraptor, Machairasaurus, Paronychodon, Xixiasaurus, Zapsalis, Xinjiangovenator, Luoyanggia, Yixianosaurus, Nanshiungosauridae. Extracto: Deinonychus (gr. "garra terrible") es un género representado por una única especie de dinosaurio terópodo dromeosáurido, que vivió a mediados del período Cretácico, hace aproximadamente 119 y 97 millones de años, entre el Aptiano y el Albiano, en lo que hoy es Norteamérica. Deinonychus era un corredor muy ágil y veloz, cualidades que se veían favorecidas por su cola larga y rí...
Dinosaui z Asie: Velociraptor, Psittacosaurus, Tarbosaurus, Deinocheirus, Raptorex, Tuojiangosaurus, Microraptor, Sinosauropteryx, Gallimimus (Czech Edition)
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Zdroj: Wikipedia. Stránky: 38. Kapitoly: Velociraptor, Psittacosaurus, Tarbosaurus, Deinocheirus, Raptorex, Tuojiangosaurus, Microraptor, Sinosauropteryx, Gallimimus, Scansoriopterygidae, Olorotitan, Ceratopsia, Oviraptor, Anchiornis, Saurolophus, Alectrosaurus, Tarchia, Archaeoceratops, Protoceratops, Scansoriopteryx, Mamenchisaurus, Gigantoraptor, Bactrosaurus, Alioramus, Dilong, Mahakala, Caudipteridae, Huayangosaurus, Shanxia, Prenocephale, Guanlong, Similicaudipteryx, Elmisaurus, Micropachycephalosaurus, Rajasaurus, Epidendrosaurus, Bruhathkayosaurus, Epidexipteryx, Avimimus, Nipponosaurus, Koreanosaurus, Segnosaurus, Talarurus, Garudimimus, Shantungosaurus, Nomingia, Quaesitosaurus, Fukuiraptor, Beipiaosaurus, Yamaceratops, Rinchenia, Huanghetitan, Wannanosaurus, Sinocalliopteryx, Sinornithosaurus, Microceratus, Homalocephale, Linheraptor, Harpymimus, Shaochilong, Phuwiangosaurus, Albalophosaurus, Tsaagan, Tianyuraptor, Shunosaurus, Shuvuuia, Bagaceratops, Xuanhuaceratops, Gobisaurus, Mei, Abrosaurus, Magnirostris, Tylocephale, Qiaowanlong, Tianyulong, Hexinlusaurus, Udanoceratops, Omeisaurus, Therizinosaurus, Saichania, Jinzhousaurus, Hongshanosaurus, Sinovenator, Archaeornithomimus, Qiupalong, Zanabazar, Machairasaurus, Liaoceratops, Sinotyrannus, Gasosaurus, Linhenykus, Tsintaosaurus, Turanoceratops, Mononykus, Charonosaurus, Zhuchengosaurus, Graciliceratops, Sinoceratops, Chaoyangsaurus, Nemegtosaurus, Titanosaurus, Alxasaurus, Xinjiangovenator, Rahiolisaurus, Kol, Xiaosaurus, Jingshanosaurus, Huaxiagnathus, Shamosaurus, Xuanhanosaurus, Bainoceratops, Agilisaurus, Liaoningosaurus, Zhuchengtyrannus, Zhuchengceratops, Koreaceratops, Urbacodon, Arkharavia, Xiongguanlong, Albinykus, Kileskus, Banji, Ceratonykus, Protarchaeopteryx, Auroraceratops, Haplocheirus, Luanchuanraptor, Xixianykus, Shanag, Yixianosaurus, Pradhania, Minotaurasaurus, Xixiasaurus, Bagaraatan, Pinacosaurus, Gobiceratops, Haya, Jaklapallisaurus, Suzhousaurus, Xuwulong, Jinfengopteryx, Fu...
Dromaeosauridák: Dromaeosauridae, Deinonychus, Velociraptor, Microraptor, Saurornitholestes, Balaur, Tianyuraptor, Sinornithosaurus, Rahonavis (Hungarian Edition)
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Forrás: Wikipedia. Oldalak: 37. Fejezetek: Dromaeosauridae, Deinonychus, Velociraptor, Microraptor, Saurornitholestes, Balaur, Tianyuraptor, Sinornithosaurus, Rahonavis, Dromaeosaurus, Achillobator, Utahraptor, Bambiraptor, Mahakala, Austroraptor, Unenlagia, Buitreraptor, Velociraptor mongoliensis, Pyroraptor, Tsaagan. Idézet: A Dromaeosauridae (jelentése 'futó gyíkok', az ógörög δρομευς / dromeusz 'futó' és σαυρος / szaürosz 'gyík' szavak összetételéből) egy többnyire madárméretű theropoda dinoszauruszokat tartalmazó család. E kis és közepes méretű húsevők virágkora a kréta időszakra esett. A csoport tagjaira gyakran nem hivatalosan (a Jurassic Park című film által népszerűbbé tett megnevezéssel), raptorokként hivatkoznak (a Velociraptor neve alapján); egyes nemek neve tartalmazza is e szót, ami hangsúlyozza madárszerű megjelenésüket. A dromaeosauridák fosszíliáit Észak-Amerika, Európa, Afrika, Japán, Kína, Mongólia, Madagaszkár, Argentína és az Antarktisz területén is megtalálták. Magyarországon a Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum és az Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem Őslénytani Tanszékének munkatársai által 2000 óta a Bakonyban Iharkútnál végzett ásatások eredményeként előkerült négy különböző dinoszaurusz maradvány, melyek közül kettő a theropodákhoz sorolt dromaeosaurida volt. Először a középső jura korban, közelebbről a késő bathi alkorszakban jelentek meg, 164 millió évvel ezelőtt, és egészen a kréta végéig (a 65,5 millió évvel ezelőtt végződő maastrichti korszakig), a kréta-tercier kihalási eseményig, több, mint 100 millió éven át fennmaradtak. A dromaeosauridák középső jura kori jelenlétét elszigetelt fosszilis fogak felfedezése igazolja, ebből az időből származó testfosszíliákat nem találtak. A Velociraptor mongoliensis felállított csontváza a Természettudományok Belga Királyi Intézetében (Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique), BrüsszelbenAz egyedi dromaeosaurida testfelépítés segített feléleszteni ...
Tollas dinoszauruszok: Velociraptor, Archaeoraptor, Microraptor, Sinosauropteryx, Epidendrosaurus, Anchiornis, Avimimus, Sinornithosaurus (Hungarian Edition)
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Forrás: Wikipedia. Oldalak: 37. Fejezetek: Velociraptor, Archaeoraptor, Microraptor, Sinosauropteryx, Epidendrosaurus, Anchiornis, Avimimus, Sinornithosaurus, Rahonavis, Scansoriopteryx, Beipiaosaurus, Tianyulong, Concavenator, Juravenator, Epidexipteryx, Shuvuuia, Dilong, Pedopenna, Jinfengopteryx, Velociraptor mongoliensis, Protarchaeopteryx, Sinocalliopteryx. Idézet: A Velociraptor (nevének jelentése: 'gyors rabló', a latin velox 'gyors' és raptor 'rabló', 'fosztogató' szavak összetételéből) a theropoda alrendbe tartozó Dromaeosauridae család legismertebb neme, amely körülbelül 75-71 millió évvel ezelőtt élt, a késő kréta kor végén. Jelenleg két faja ismert, de korábban több fajt is ebbe a nembe soroltak be. Típusfaja a V. mongoliensis, melynek fosszíliáit a közép-ázsiai Mongólia területén találták meg. A második fajt, a V. osmolskae-t 2008-ban nevezték el egy belső-mongóliai koponya alapján. A többi dromaeosauridánál, például a Deinonychusnál és az Achillobatornál kisebb, nagyjából pulyka méretű volt, de számos, azokéhoz hasonló anatómiai tulajdonsággal rendelkezett. Két lábon járó, tollas húsevő volt, hosszú, merev farokkal, hátsó lábain megnagyobbodott, sarló alakú karommal, melyet a zsákmány megragadására, illetve a fákon való kapaszkodásra használt. A Velociraptor hosszú, alacsony koponyája, és felfelé álló pofája alapján könnyen megkülönböztethető a többi dromaeosauridától. Ez az állat fontos szereplője Michael Crichton Őslénypark című regényének, valamint a belőle készült filmnek (Jurassic Park) és folytatásainak (bár a filmbeli mérete jóval nagyobb, mint amekkora a valóságban volt, és a külseje is több szempontból eltér), így a nyilvánosság előtt meglehetősen jól ismert (nevét gyakran „raptorra" rövidítik). Az őslénykutatók a fellelt több mint egy tucat fosszilis csontváznak köszönhetően ezt a dromaeosaurida nemet ismerik a legjobban. A leletek között egy különlegesség is található, amely egy Velociraptorral ...
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Ancient glider: dinosaur took to the air in biplane style.(microraptor gui, flying dinosaur): An article from: Science News
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Title: Ancient glider: dinosaur took to the air in biplane style.(microraptor gui, flying dinosaur)
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