Archivo: Epidexipteryx anchiornis scale mmartyniuk

Descripción: Size comparison of two small non-avian dinosaurs, Epidexipteryx hui (green) and Anchiornis huxleyi (orange) with human for scale. Anchiornis is scaled based on the largest described specimen, LPM-B00169. Epidexipteryx is scaled based on the type (and only) specimen, IVPP V15471. Total length of the tail feathers in both is speculative. Zhang, Zhou, Xu, Wang and Sullivan, 2008. A bizarre Jurassic maniraptoran from China with elongate ribbon-like feathers. Nature. 455, 1105-1108. Hu, Hou, Zhang and Xu, 2009. A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus. Nature. 461, 640-643.
Título: Epidexipteryx anchiornis scale mmartyniuk
Créditos: Trabajo propio
Autor(a): Matt Martyniuk
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