Scansoriopterygidae

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title: Scansoriopterygidae
text: Scansoriopterygidae is an extinct family of climbing and gliding maniraptoran dinosaurs. Scansoriopterygids are known from five well-preserved fossils, representing four species, unearthed in the Tiaojishan Formation fossil beds of Liaoning and Hebei, China. Scansoriopteryx heilmanni was the first non-avian dinosaur found that had clear adaptations to an arboreal or semi-arboreal lifestyle–it is likely that they spent much of their time in trees. Both specimens showed features indicating they we
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description: Extinct family of dinosaurs
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date modified: 2024-04-27T04:17:45Z
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