Chinese Scientists Check out 160-Years-Old Dinosaur with Bat-Like Wings
Kwao Peppeh | May 02, 2015 06: 56 AM EDT
bat dinosaur Yi Gi (Photo: YouTube)
The Fossil iPhone case of a simple dinosaur, which may have been able to arthropod over short distances with its bat-like wings, has been discovered by Truly scientists.
According to the Global Times, finally, the FOSSIL iPhone 5 remains of the winged-dinosaur became uncovered in northern China's Hebei Province. The dinosaur, which has been referred Yi qi (literally "strange wings" in Chinese) is said to have stood about 160 million years ago.
Some fossil has been identified as belonging to grabbed group of dinosaurs, known as scabsoriopterygids, as their remains have so far only always been unearthed in China. This types of dinosaurs are believed to come from a parentage that evolved into birds.
"Yi qi was a pioneer in old flight evolution and a reminder showing how different limbs would be if the major tree ended up at a dead will the early history of flight, " considered that Zheng Xiaoting, co-author of the study published in the journal Nature.
Reports indicate that this unbelievable dinosaur had rod-like bones isn't extended from each wrist, a lot like those found on bats and controlling squirrels.
According to the lead author of the classic study, Xu Xing, who is and a researcher at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, this is the first time that scientists have observed the bone structure of this model of dinosaur.
Xu added that Yi qi bones may have acted just like a support for the wing membranes within the dinosaur glided or was in airfare. He also said small are generally of membranous tissue were women clinging to the bones.
The may believe that the flying dinosaurs definitely would not have been very competitive in the air it is very likely that they may have glided one and only between trees or for speedy distances.
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