Scientists Just Discovered 163 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Remains And Looks Like They Had Bat Wings
It seems impossible to wrap our heads around the fact that there were living creatures walking on this planet hundreds of millions of years ago. It’s so hard to imagine how life was back then when there were thousands of unseen animal species, the ecosystem was thriving, and there was not a single human being around.
It’s the unimaginable life before us that motivates us to learn more about the past and understand how life actually was when squirrel-like dinosaurs with bat wings were flying in the air.
More info: National Geographic
Recently, scientists announced that they have discovered a new species of dinosaurs
Image credits: National Geographic
It is believed to be the best-preserved example of this dinosaur with bat-like membrane wings.
This new species is around 163 million-years-old
The species is called Ambopteryx which is Latin for “both wings”. The dinosaur’s stomach reminds us of plant-eating birds but the scientists did find traces of bone fragments meaning the Ambopteryx did enjoy a meat snack before death. Scientists call it an opportunistic omnivore.
Image credits: NPG Press
One of the study’s coauthor, Jingmai O’Connor, claims that the animal probably was climbing trees looking sort of like a dinosaur squirrel that was also able to fly from branch to branch.
This bat-wing dinosaur was found in China
A local farmer found it in China’s Liaoning Province back in 2017. Researchers first thought it might have been an early bird.
In a video that reveals the digital reconstruction of the animals, the scientists raise the rhetorical question, “So where should you look if you really want to find some fantastic beasts? Maybe in the rocks beneath our feet.”
Make sure to watch this video that shows what the dinosaur looked like 163 million-years-ago in its natural habitat
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They are DRAGONS, not dinosaurs! I renamed their species to dragons. ;-)
i want this to be my pet. but to the people saying this is a dragon...ITS A WYVERN!!! GET IT STRAIGHT!!! (dragons: 2 wings, 4 legs)(wyverns: 2 wings. 2 legs)(wryms: 2 wings, 0 legs)(baskalisks: 0 wings, 0 legs) THERE! THAT IS YOUR LESSON OF FANTASY REPTILES. CLASS DISSMISSED
There is no Planet B. Not for dinosaurs, and not for humans either. There is only Planet Earth, with no emotional attachment to anything on it, be it alive or not. Indifference is it. We are all part of it. ALL the materia that make up each and every cell of our bodies has existed for, well, basically, for as long as the planet has. With every breath we take we inhale oxygen that has passed through the lungs of a myriad other beings before becoming part of our body for a little while. And if we do not get our sh``t together ASAP we condemn our own descendants to try to survive in an environment that no longer is suitable for the human life form. PROFIT - AT WHAT COST? There is, maybe, still a window of opportunity. If we do not act, we will adopt the fate of the dinosaurs.
They would be Rather Small, and actually more like Chickens or Crows.
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They are DRAGONS, not dinosaurs! I renamed their species to dragons. ;-)
i want this to be my pet. but to the people saying this is a dragon...ITS A WYVERN!!! GET IT STRAIGHT!!! (dragons: 2 wings, 4 legs)(wyverns: 2 wings. 2 legs)(wryms: 2 wings, 0 legs)(baskalisks: 0 wings, 0 legs) THERE! THAT IS YOUR LESSON OF FANTASY REPTILES. CLASS DISSMISSED
There is no Planet B. Not for dinosaurs, and not for humans either. There is only Planet Earth, with no emotional attachment to anything on it, be it alive or not. Indifference is it. We are all part of it. ALL the materia that make up each and every cell of our bodies has existed for, well, basically, for as long as the planet has. With every breath we take we inhale oxygen that has passed through the lungs of a myriad other beings before becoming part of our body for a little while. And if we do not get our sh``t together ASAP we condemn our own descendants to try to survive in an environment that no longer is suitable for the human life form. PROFIT - AT WHAT COST? There is, maybe, still a window of opportunity. If we do not act, we will adopt the fate of the dinosaurs.
They would be Rather Small, and actually more like Chickens or Crows.
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