Microraptor
Cretaceous Period Carnivore Creature Type
Microraptor zhaoianus
Scientific Name: "Small marauder"
Local Name: Microraptor
πCretaceous Period
π₯©Carnivore
Physical Characteristics
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Size0.77~0.9m
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Weight0.5~1.4kg
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Wingspan0.88m
Discovery
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Discovery Year2000Year
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DiscovererXu Xing, Zhou Zhonghe & Wang Xiaolin
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Discovery LocationLiaoning Province, China

Microraptors are small dromaeosaurid dinosaurs that lived in China during the Early Cretaceous period (about 125 to 120 million years ago). Its most distinctive feature is its four wings: it had flight feathers on its hind legs as well as its front legs, giving it a unique biplane-like shape. Microstructural studies of its feathers have revealed that it had iridescent black plumage. Birds, fish, and lizards were found in its stomach contents, suggesting that it hunted a wide variety of prey.
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