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Microraptor

Microraptor (Greek, μικρός, mīkros: "small"; Latin, raptor: "one who seizes") is a genus of small, four-winged dromaeosaurid dinosaurs. Numerous well-preserved fossil specimens have been recovered from Liaoning, China. They date from the early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation (Aptian stage), 125 to 120 million years ago. Three species have been named (M.…

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related to Naming controversy · 28
Microraptor → After, Archaeoraptor, Beijing's Institute, China, December, However, ICZN, In, International Code, Manospondylus, Microraptor's, National Museum, Natural History, Notably, Olson, Paleoanthropology, Since, Smithsonian Institution, Storrs, The
related to Additional specimens · 20
Microraptor → Albian, Beipiao, Both, BPM, China, Cryptovolans, Greek, Gregory, In, Jiufotang Formation, Later, Latin, Liaoning, LPM, Mark Norell, Paleontology Museum, Paul, Stephen Czerkas, The, They
related to Hindwing posture · 16
Microraptor → Alexander, Alexander's, Balaur, Brougham, Brusatte, Chatterjee, Hartman, Hesperonychus, However, In, Later, Sankar Chatterjee, Some, The, U-shaped, Using
related to Classification · 12
Microraptor → DeBlieux, Donald, In, James, Kirkland, Natalie Toth, Pei, Phil Senter, Scott Madsen, Serraraptoria, The, Wang
related to External links · 12
Microraptor → Archived January, Bird, Boban FilipovicJacqui Hayes, Dromaeosauridae, Ed Yong, Four-Winged Dinosaur, Microraptor's, Microraptor/Cryptovolans, Nova, PBS, Relationship, Wayback Machine COSMOS
related to Feeding · 12
Microraptor → David Hone, Eomaia, GMV, Huadanosaurus, In, It, Mesozoic, NGMC, Sinodelphys, Sinosauropteryx, The, These
related to Wings and flight · 11
Microraptor → As, Chatterjee, However, In, It, Some, Templin, The, This, Though, Wind
related to Description · 9
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related to Implications · 8
Microraptor → Archaeopteryx, As, Chatterjee, However, Pedopenna, Templin, The, William Beebe
related to Coloration · 7
Microraptor → BMNHC PH881, By, In March, In Microraptor, Quanguo Li, These, Though

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Microraptoris amost abundant non-avialan dinosaur fossil type found in this formation0.90text
Deinonychus were secondarily flightlessinstance ofspecies0.80text
Deinonychusinstance ofincluding later and larger species0.80text
were secondarily flightlessinstance ofincluding later and larger species0.80text
raptorsinstance ofand some modern birds0.80text
as well as the discovery of further dinosaurs with long primary feathers on their feetinstance ofand some modern birds0.80text
Microraptorrelated to Additional specimensThe0.60section
Microraptorrelated to Additional specimensIn0.60section
Microraptorrelated to Additional specimensMark Norell0.60section
Microraptorrelated to Additional specimensBPM0.60section
Microraptorrelated to Additional specimensLater0.60section
Microraptorrelated to Additional specimensStephen Czerkas0.60section

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