#microraptor — Public Fediverse posts

A new dino #fossil may solve an ancient murder mystery
Since 2002, researchers have unearthed over 100 prehistoric #bird remains in #ChangmaBasin of NW #China. Some consist of broken bones embedded in regurgitated pellets, similar to those coughed up by owls. #Paleontologists long assumed a carnivorous #dinosaur was to blame. Fossil evidence of predator has remained elusive, until now. Newly described #microraptor species may explain avian carnage.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-dinosaur-fossil-murder-mystery
https://archive.ph/FF6C5

New Microraptor Species Discovered in China May Have Been a Predator of Early Birds

📰 Original title: Ancient Velociraptor cousin glided on four wings and hunted birds

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/new-microraptor-species-discovered-in-china-may-have-been-a-predator-of-early-birds.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#archeology #microraptor #paleontology #earlybirds

This weeks #Lego #FossilFriday is #Microraptor

In 1999 a fossil that had been illegally removed from China was revealed to the world in a press conference held by National Geographic. This fossil was named Archaeoraptor.

6 months later, in 2000, National Geographics revealed it might be a composite. It was found to be a composite of three fossils, the tail of Microraptor, the body of Yanornis. Some elements might belong to a third species as well.
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Flight evolved independently in Dromaeosauridae, Archaeopterygidae, Anchiornithidae, Scansoriopterygidae, and whatever Rahonavis is. Here's Yi qi from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR, by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press).

#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Dinosaurs #Microraptor #Rahonavis #Archaeopteryx #Anchiornis #YiQi #Raptors #Velociraptor #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #CampCretaceous #WildlifeArt

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Flight evolved independently in Dromaeosauridae, Archaeopterygidae, Anchiornithidae, Scansoriopterygidae, and whatever Rahonavis is. Here are Archaeopteryx and Anchiornis from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR, by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press).

#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Dinosaurs #Microraptor #Rahonavis #Archaeopteryx #Anchiornis #YiQi #Raptors #Velociraptor #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #CampCretaceous #WildlifeArt

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Flight evolved independently in Dromaeosauridae, Archaeopterygidae, Anchiornithidae, Scansoriopterygidae, and whatever Rahonavis is. Here's Rahonavis from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR, by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press).

#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Dinosaurs #Microraptor #Rahonavis #Archaeopteryx #Anchiornis #YiQi #Raptors #Velociraptor #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #CampCretaceous #WildlifeArt

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Flight evolved independently in Dromaeosauridae, Archaeopterygidae, Anchiornithidae, Scansoriopterygidae, and whatever Rahonavis is. Here's Microraptor (Dromaeosauridae) from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR, by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press).

#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Dinosaurs #Microraptor #Rahonavis #Archaeopteryx #Anchiornis #YiQi #Raptors #Velociraptor #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #CampCretaceous #WildlifeArt

Paperback of DINOSAURS: NEW VISIONS OF A LOST WORLD, by Mike Benton, will be available on FEB 6. Illustrated throughout by some dork called Bob Nicholls.

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Microraptor

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

In 2020 I illustrated DINOSAURS: NEW VISIONS OF A LOST WORLD, written by Prof Mike Benton. Here's my painting of Microraptor.

This book would make a great Christmas gift!
https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/dinosaurs-new-visions-of-a-lost-world-hardcover

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Microraptor

War dieser Dinosaurier schneller als ein Gepard? Fossile Spur eines Microraptor-Verwandten verblüfft Paläontologen. #Dinosaurier #Palaeontologie #Microraptor #Kreidezeit #Fossilien
https://www.scinexx.de/news/biowissen/war-dieser-dinosaurier-schneller-als-ein-gepard/

Quick little sketch of a "Hang In There!" microraptor :>

#dino #dinosaur #microraptor #sketch #doodle #silly #MastoArt #CreativeToots #fediart

This weeks #Lego #FossilFriday is #Microraptor

In 1999 a fossil that had been illegally removed from China was revealed to the world in a press conference held by National Geographic. This fossil was named Archaeoraptor.

6 months later, in 2000, National Geographics revealed it might be a composite. It was found to be a composite of three fossils, the tail of Microraptor, the body of Yanornis. Some elements might belong to a third species as well.

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Instructions - https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-119846/B1996W/deinonychus-antirrhopus-fossil/#details

Playing DnD, so I did a bit more work on this :>

#dinosaur #raptor #microraptor #sketch #illustration #tattoo #cute #art #MastoArt #CreativeToots #fediart #WIP

I'm not planning my next tattoo already, what are you talking about??

it's just research, that's what it is.... Just research....

#dinosaur #tattoodesign #wip #raptor #microraptor #art #sketch #illustration #MastoArt #CreativeToots #FediArt

My art in 2023 (1/12)

January: Microraptor and the Flowers. I started this year out making paleoart watercolours and never really stopped. This one is about a Microraptor investigating the first flowers she’s ever seen. The flowers are Lingyuananthus, a lovely little fossil flower described in an even lovelier paper that was not behind a paywall for once.

#MyArt #paleoart #Microraptor #flowers #Cretaceous #January #MyArtIn2023

A picture of a stylized #Microraptor - a dromaeosaur from China, characterized by its four winged limbs as well as likely iridescent feathers. A #paleoart commission.

#palaeoart #digitalart #digitalpainting #dinosaurs #cartoon #stylisedart #artist #commission #raptor

This #dinosaur might have used its feet to snag prey in midair like modern #hawks https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dinosaur-microraptor-hawk-fossil-foot

Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early #theropod flyers https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-35039-1

The crow-sized #Microraptor had toe pads very similar to those of modern #raptors that can hunt in the air. That means the feathered, four-winged dinosaur probably used its feet to catch flying prey too.

I was depicting this over a decade ago in my #paleoart! First image is #Microraptor (before the publication suggesting its feather colors came out) Second is of the larger #Changyuraptor. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-35039-1

A #Microraptor investigates some strange colourful plants - the first #flowers she’s ever seen.

This started out as an idea to do a piece on #angiosperm evolution, but that turned out to be a way deeper and more contentious issue than I thought. Molecular evidence says they go way back to the Devonian! So these #lingyuananthus flowers are only new to this Microraptor because they were still fairly rare, not because they were truly new.

#paleoart #myart #cretaceous #dromaeosaur #dinosaur

Original study:

@[email protected] et al., Generalist diet of #Microraptor zhaoianus included #mammals, @[email protected] 20 Dec 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2022.2144337. 🔓

Diet of #Cretaceous Feathered #Dinosaur Included #Mammals https://www.sci.news/paleontology/microraptor-zhaoianus-diet-11499.html

Generalist diet of #Microraptor zhaoianus included mammals https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2022.2144337

“Knowing they were not specialized to any particular food is a big deal. This could be the first evidence of a generalist carnivore in dinosaur ecosystems. Generalist #predators (like #foxes and #crows) are important stabilizers in today’s ecosystems.”

Incredible soft-tissue detail visible under UV light on the fossil foot of a "raptor" (dromaeosaurid) dinosaur. Bottom right is my quick illustration.

#science #fossils #dinosaurs #palaeontology #illustration #velociraptor #Microraptor

New fossil foot analysis reveals the surprising and varied lifestyles of #dinosaur bird ancestors
https://phys.org/news/2022-12-fossil-foot-analysis-reveals-varied.html

Exceptional preservation, foot structure reveal ecological transitions & lifestyles of early theropod flyers https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-35039-1

Feet of #Microraptor were almost indistinguishable from #hawks, suggesting that it too was a skilled aerial predator capable of taking prey on the wing. The much more bird-like #Confuciusornis and #Sapeornis had feet well adapted for perching.