Chinese name (chinese) → Mei long Other Chinese name (chinese [other]) → sleep soundly Latin names (name) → mei Pronunciation (pronounced) → may Meaning (meaning) → genus name: mei, the Hanyu Pinyin "sleep soundly" pronunciation, meaning "sleep" (archaic) Species: long, is the Chinese pinyin "Dragon" pronunciation Remarks i (remark i) → Strictly speaking, "mei" the Chinese translation of the genus name should be "soundly" instead of "Mei long," we sleep soundly dragon is translated into the habit of thinking in order to take care of the reader, while the dragon just sleep soundly kind called "dragon", genera and species originally called the "Long sleep soundly," likewise we translate as "Long Mei long." Remarks ii (remark ii) → mei, is Latin names shortest dinosaurs, previously sensitized Dragon fans (minmi); scientific name is the longest slightly swollen-headed dragon (micropachycephalosaurus) Head (order) → saurischia saurischian Suborder (suborder) → theropoda theropod Class (infraorder) → neotheropoda new theropod tetanurae Kennedy dragon tail avetheropoda birds isopod coelurosauria Coelurosauria maniraptoriformes maniraptorans Shaped Branch (family) → troodontidae troodontids Ronco Genus (genus) → mei Mei long The type species (type species) → m.long Long Mei long Other species (other species) → ... Error vest kind (misassigned species) → ... Age (period) → Early Cretaceous Distribution (found in) → China Liaoningbeipiao Found stratum (stratum) → ... Diet (diet) → meat Typical condition (length up to) → length 53 centimeters Speculate weight (mass) → 2 公斤 Discoverer (discoverer) → ivpp Named persons (first described) → xing xu (Xu); mark a. norell Introduction (brief introduction) [A] paleontologists discovered Beipiao, Liaoning Province in China dating back 130 million years of the Early Cretaceous troodontids Ronco dinosaur fossils, the species was first discovered dinosaur yet, is a new species. The most surprising thing is that this fossil first let people see the dinosaur sleeping posture. Fossil researcher, Institute of Vertebrate by (ivpp) of Xu researchers and others in October 14 issue of "Nature", the right only 53 cm long wound teeth Ronco dinosaur described. The new genus and species preservation is extremely complete and overall shape looks like a bird, with a tiny skull, long hind legs. Curled up on its hind legs under the body, head buried in a forelimb below, which modern birds sleep very similar. This is the first death in a sleep state found dinosaur fossils. Professor Xu Xing said, "the dinosaur's body and sleep states are related to modern birds similar to the group of the body to sleep, reducing the surface area is conducive to withstand the temperature drops, which shows these two animals have a common ancestor." Thesis Another author, American Museum of Natural History in New York, Mark Norell (mark a. norell) said, "speculated that the dinosaur's death, there may be sleeping in it, the nearby volcanic eruptions, be buried in volcanic ash lead to suffocation. " Mei long to study the relationship between birds and dinosaurs and dinosaur sleeping position to provide evidence. Source: nature, 431. 838 - 841, 2004 Thesis: "a new troodontid dinosaur from china with avian-like sleeping posture" Author: xing xu, and mark a. Norell Translation: Xing Lida - China Dinosaur Network (dinosaur.net.cn)
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Mei Long Description
Mei long (scientific name Mei) is a genus only duck the size of a dinosaur Troodon Division, was first introduced in 2004 in Liaoning Province, China discovered. Mei long survive in the Lower Cretaceous period. Its genus name should be a single "sleep soundly" word, and species of small named "Dragon." Mei long scientific name is the shortest of all the dinosaurs, dragons fans than Australia sensitization (scientific name Minmi) and Mongolia Khan Long (scientific name Khaan) more shorter. Mei long prototype specimen quite complete, still retains its solid form: hind huddled in the body, which fell on the face after a forelimb, like modern birds sleeping posture. This position provides the behavior between birds and dinosaurs link. According to fossil fossils around ingredients, Mark Norair (Mark Norell) that soundly sleeping dragon is dead, there may be volcanic eruptions, to bury death. Currently the world's smallest dinosaur found, are classified theropod Troodon classes. Save a kind of dragon skeleton sleep soundly sleep soundly sleeping posture, hence the name. Its head curled under pressure in the wings, lying like a sleeping bird in the nest, and birds like this behavior. This shows Troodon class not only similar to bone morphogenetic with birds, and its behavioral and birds also have the most intimate relationship. Mei long bone diagram
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寐龙特征
寐龙特征
Mei long recovery plan Remarks i (remark i) → Strictly speaking, "mei" the Chinese translation of the genus name should be "soundly" instead of "Mei long," we sleep soundly dragon is translated into the habit of thinking in order to take care of the reader, while exactly the kind of sleep soundly dragon named "Dragon", is a species originally called the "Long sleep soundly," likewise we translate as "Long Mei long."
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Mei long file
Paleontologists Beipiao, Liaoning Province in China found dating back 130 million years Early Cretaceous troodontids Ronco dinosaur fossils, the species was first discovered dinosaur yet, is a new species. The most surprising thing is that this fossil first let people see the dinosaur sleeping posture. Fossil researcher, Institute of Vertebrate by (ivpp) of Xu researchers and others in October 14 issue of "Nature", the right only 53 cm long wound teeth Ronco dinosaur described. The new genus and species preservation is extremely complete and overall shape looks like a bird, with a tiny skull, long hind legs. Curled up on its hind legs under the body, head buried in a forelimb below, which modern birds sleep very similar. This is the first death in a sleep state found dinosaur fossils. Professor Xu Xing said, "the dinosaur's body and sleep states are related to modern birds similar to the group of the body to sleep, reducing the surface area is conducive to withstand the temperature drops, which shows these two animals have a common ancestor." Thesis Another author, American Museum of Natural History in New York, Mark Norell (mark a. norell) said, "speculated that the dinosaur's death, there may be sleeping in it, the nearby volcanic eruptions, be buried in volcanic ash lead to suffocation. "
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Popular Culture
Mei long appeared in the television program "Prehistoric Park" (Prehistoric Park) The third episode in the focus group of Mei long adventure drama attack members of expedition members want to get equipment in the food. Subsequently, a number of Mei long and because of volcanic eruptions, toxic gases and death. The TV show true account of the fossils found at Mei Long, as well as birds when they die attitude. However, the production team mistakenly described as the Gu Mei long Microraptor live together, sleep soundly dragon fossils found in the Yixian Formation, a small dinosaur fossils found in Jiufotang, Microraptor relatively late.
