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Yi qi Apr 30, 2015 7:13:19 GMT 5 creature386 likes this

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Post by Infinity Blade on Apr 30, 2015 7:13:19 GMT 5

Yi qi

A life restoration of Yi qi. © @ Emily Willoughby

Temporal range: Middle-Upper Jurassic (Bathonian-Oxfordian; ~165-156Ma)

Scientific classification:

Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Unikonta
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked): Holozoa
(unranked): Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Clade: Eugnathostomata
Clade: Teleostomi
Superclass: Tetrapoda
Clade: Reptiliomorpha
Clade: Amniota
Class: Reptilia or Clade: Sauropsida
Clade: Eureptilia
Clade: Romeriida
Clade: Diapsida
Clade: Neodiapsida
Clade: Archelosauria
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Clade: Crurotarsi
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Avemetatarsalia
Clade: Ornithodira
Clade: Dinosauromorpha
Clade: Dinosauriformes
Clade: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Clade: Eusaurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Clade: Neotheropoda
Clade: Averostra
Clade: Tetanurae
Clade: Orionides
Clade: Avetheropoda
Clade: Coelurosauria
Clade: Tyrannoraptora
Clade: Maniraptoriformes
Clade: Maniraptora
Clade: Pennaraptora
Clade: Paraves
Family: †Scansoriopterygidae
Genus: †Yi
Species: †Y. qi

Yi qi is a species of scansoriopterygid theropod that lived in China (Tiaojishan Formation; Hebei Province, China) during the Middle-Upper Jurassic. Yi possessed "large stiff filamentous feathers of an unusual type on both the forelimb and hindlimb". Furthermore, "Yi has a long rod-like bone extending from each wrist, and patches of membranous tissue preserved between the rod-like bones and the manual digits". This suggests Yi was a theropod with membranous wings[1], similar to those of bats and other gliding animals.[2]

References:

[1] "A bizarre Jurassic maniraptoran theropod with preserved evidence of membranous wings." (Xu et al., 2015).
[2] www.theguardian.com/science/lost-worlds/2015/apr/29/bird-yi-qi-the-dinosaur-evolution-flight-feather-nature

Last Edit: May 13, 2015 6:25:09 GMT 5 by Infinity Blade

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Infinity Blade Global Moderator The fossil record tells us "What you are now we used to be; what we are now you will be." Posts: 7,840	Yi qi May 10, 2015 6:12:13 GMT 5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Infinity Blade on May 10, 2015 6:12:13 GMT 5 blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/2015/05/05/yi-qi-is-neat/
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theropod Paleontologists and Associates Posts: 5,990	Yi qi May 10, 2015 18:20:50 GMT 5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by theropod on May 10, 2015 18:20:50 GMT 5 description paper: www.researchgate.net/publication/275669107_A_bizarre_Jurassic_maniraptoran_theropod_with_preserved_evidence_of_membranous_wings supplement: www.nature.com/nature/journal/v521/n7550/extref/nature14423-s1.pdf
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Infinity Blade Global Moderator The fossil record tells us "What you are now we used to be; what we are now you will be." Posts: 7,840	Yi qi May 10, 2015 19:13:37 GMT 5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Infinity Blade on May 10, 2015 19:13:37 GMT 5 ^I already posted a link to the Tet Zoo post mind you.
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