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Membrane-Winged Dinosaurs Yi and Ambopteryx were Poor Gliders | Paleontology – Sci-News.com
According to a new study published in the journal iScience, Yi qi and Ambopteryx longibrachium struggled to fly, only managing to glide clumsily between the trees…
Yi qi and Ambopteryx longibrachium are two bizarre scansoriopterygid theropods that lived in what is now China about 160 million years ago (Late Jurassic epoch). They had skin stretched between elongate fingers that form a potential membranous wing. Most theropods were ground-loving carnivores, but Yi qi and Ambopteryx longibrachium were at home in the trees and lived on a diet of insects, seeds, and other plants. According to a new study published in the journal iScience, Yi qi and Ambopteryx longibrachium…
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