Dinosaur
Microraptor
Long feathers formed aerodynamic surfaces on both the arms and legs.
Microraptor had long feathers on its arms and legs, a combination that expands our idea of what a dinosaur could be like.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Microraptor at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It is interpreted as a consumer of other animals. Hunting and scavenging are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Dromaeosauridae
- Dromaeosaurids
- Fossil locations
- Liaoning
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Microraptor
It was a small dromaeosaurid with long feathers on all four limbs. Its numerous well-preserved fossils provide information about the origin and diversity of flight among dinosaurs.
Long feathers formed aerodynamic surfaces on both the arms and legs. Its fossils allow us to study different surfaces related to movement through the air. Having many preserved specimens helps to contrast interpretations and not depend on a single position.
This family includes the animals commonly called raptors, with a large claw on the second toe. Feathers are documented in its members; movie reconstructions are not a reliable guide to their actual size.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Dromaeosauridae
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