Microraptor zhaoianus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Microraptor_zhaoianus
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:clade gptkb:Paraves
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Xu_Xing
gptkbp:describedYear 2000
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Liaoning,_China
gptkbp:family gptkb:Dromaeosauridae
gptkbp:fossilFormation gptkb:Jiufotang_Formation
gptkb:Yixian_Formation
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Early_Cretaceous
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Microraptor
gptkbp:hasWings gliding
gptkbp:holotype gptkb:IVPP_V12330
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Microraptor zhaoianus
gptkbp:importantFor evidence for dinosaur-bird transition
gptkbp:length about 77 cm
gptkbp:location gptkb:Institute_of_Vertebrate_Paleontology_and_Paleoanthropology,_Beijing
gptkbp:notableFeature four wings
feathered limbs
gptkbp:order gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:plumage yes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sinornithosaurus
gptkb:Microraptor_gui
gptkbp:residesIn forests
gptkbp:species zhaoianus
gptkbp:tailLength feathered tail
gptkbp:weight about 1 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Microraptor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6