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Microraptor
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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").
Microraptor was a carnivore (meat-eater) that lived about 120 million years ago
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Microraptor Facts
Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Microraptor:
- Microraptor was a genus of dinosaur.
- "Microraptor" means "small thief".
- 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.
- 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).
- Microraptor lived about 120 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period.
- Microraptor lived in Northeast China.
- Microraptor was a carnivore (meat-eater).
- Microraptor was about 1½ to 2¾ feet (46 to 84 centimeters) long.
- Microraptor weighed up to 2¼ pounds (1 kilogram).
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Microraptor Books
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Velociraptor, Dromaeosauridae, Deinonychus, Microraptor, Rahonavis, Tianyuraptor, Sinornithosaurus, Dromaeosaurus, Achillobator, Cryptovolans, Mahakala, Bambiraptor, Hesperonychus, Austroraptor, Utahraptor, Adasaurus, Buitreraptor, Unenlagia, Saurornitholestes, Nuthetes, Pyroraptor, Neuquenraptor, Graciliraptor, Dromaeosauroides, Euronychodon, Atrociraptor, Variraptor, Shanag, Tsaagan, Unquillosaurus, Luanchuanraptor, Itemirus, Airakoraptor. Excerpt: Achillobator Fossil range: Late Cretaceous , 90 Ma Pre O S D C P T J K Pg N Achillobator (pronounced / k l be t r/ ; "Achilles' warrior/hero") is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period of what is now Mongolia , about 90 million years ago. It was probably an active bipedal predator , hunting with the large sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each hind foot. It was a large dromaeosaurid: the holotype and only known individual of Achillobator is estimated as 5 meters (16 ft) long. The generic name comes from Achilles , a famous ancient Greek warrior of the Trojan War , and the Mongolian word bator ("warrior" or "hero"). It refers to the large Achilles tendon needed to use the sickle claw on the foot, which was the major combat organ of dromaeosaurids. The one species is named A. giganticus because it is much larger than most other dromaeosaurids. Discovery and species The fossil remains of Achillobator were first discovered during a Mongolian and Russian field expedition in 1989, though it was not described and named until ten years later, in 1999, by Mongolian paleontologist Altangerel Perle , and Americans Mark Norell and Jim Clark, although the description was not complete and was actually published without the knowledge of the latter two authors. Fossil bones of Achillobator were found mostl... |
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Velociraptor, Feathered Dinosaurs, Archaeoraptor, Sinosauropteryx, Microraptor, Caudipteryx, Epidendrosaurus, Anchiornis, Rahonavis, Avimimus, Sinornithosaurus, Scansoriopteryx, Cryptovolans, Tianyulong, Beipiaosaurus, Epidexipteryx, Dilong, Shuvuuia, Sinocalliopteryx, Pedopenna, Jinfengopteryx, Protarchaeopteryx, Yixianosaurus. Excerpt: Anchiornis Fossil range: Middle Jurassic , 160 Ma Pre O S D C P T J K Pg N Anchiornis is a genus of small, feathered, troodontid dinosaur . The genus Anchiornis contains the type species Anchiornis huxleyi , named in honor of Thomas Henry Huxley , an early proponent of biological evolution , and the first to propose a close evolutionary relationship between birds and dinosaurs. The generic name Anchiornis means "near bird", and its describers cited it as important in filling a gap in the transition between the body plans of flying avian birds and non-avian dinosaurs. Anchiornis fossils have been found in the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning , China , dating somewhat uncertainly to the mid-late Jurassic period (Callovian or Oxfordian stage), 160 to 155 million years ago. Description Size compared with a human Anchiornis is a small, early troodontid dinosaur with a triangular skull bearing several details in common with other troodontids. Also like other troodontids, Anchiornis had very long legs, usually an indication that it was a strong runner (however, the extensive leg feathers indicate that this may be an vestigial trait, as running animals tend to have reduced, not increased, hair or feathers on their legs). The forelimbs of Anchiornis were also very long, unusual among troodontids (which tend to be short-armed) but similar to dromaeosaurids and early birds , emphasizing its basal ("primitive") position among its relatives. The first fossi... |
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Title: Ancient glider: dinosaur took to the air in biplane style.(microraptor gui, flying dinosaur)
Author: S. Perkins
Publication: Science News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 27, 2007
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Kapitel: Deinonychus, Microraptor, Velociraptor, Utahraptor, Dromaeosaurus, Bambiraptor, Rahonavis, Achillobator, Graciliraptor, Tsaagan, Linheraptor, Unenlagia, Unquillosaurus, Tianyuraptor, Atrociraptor, Buitreraptor, Shanag, Mahakala, Neuquenraptor, Hesperonychus, Adasaurus, Austroraptor. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Velociraptor (pronounced ; meaning 'swift seizer') is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that existed approximately 75 to 71 million years ago during the later part of the Cretaceous Period. Two species are currently recognized, although others have been assigned in the past. The type species is V. mongoliensis; fossils of this species have been discovered in both Inner and Outer Mongolia in central Asia. A second species, V. osmolskae, was named in 2008 for skull material from Inner Mongolia. Smaller than other dromaeosaurids like Deinonychus and Achillobator, the turkey-sized Velociraptor nevertheless shared many of the same anatomical features. It was a bipedal, feathered carnivore with a long, stiffened tail and an enlarged sickle-shaped claw on each hindfoot, which is thought to have been used to kill its prey. Velociraptor can be distinguished from other dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull, with an upturned snout. Velociraptor (commonly shortened to 'raptor') is one of the dinosaur genera most familiar to the general public due to its prominent role in the Jurassic Park motion picture series. In the films it was shown with anatomical inaccuracies, including being much larger than it was in reality and without feathers. It is also well known to paleontologists, with over a dozen recovered fossil skeletons-the most of any dromaeosaurid. One particularly famous specimen preserves a Velociraptor locked in combat with a Protoceratops. Velociraptor compared in size to a human Illustration of Velociraptor mongoliensisVelociraptor was a mid-sized dromaeosaurid, with adults measuring up t...http://booksllc.net/?l=de |
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