Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers Page #2
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- 2012
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With this
and its projecting front teeth,
Epidexipteryx has the perfect tools
to hunt for insects.
(INSECT BUZZING)
Prey like this, which is
difficult to catch, is quite a prize.
A prize that can attract
unwanted attention.
Here it's another,
larger, Epidexipteryx.
(SQUAWKING)
(BOTH SQUAWKING)
There is more to this extraordinary
creature than first meets the eye.
The fossil has also revealed
that it was covered
in short, simple feathers.
Feathers that were likely
to have evolved for just one reason:
to keep it warm.
But there is one last striking feature:
four long feathers on its tail.
These feathers aren't like those
of modern birds.
These are long and ribbon-like,
almost certainly only for show.
They're the earliest record
of ornamental feathers.
In fact, the very name "Epidexipteryx"
means "display feather".
(SQUAWKING)
And they're among the most bird-like
of any dinosaur.
Only in the trees can you be safe
from large predators like Sinraptor.
Moving into the trees opened up
an entirely new world for dinosaurs.
And it wasn't long
before killers followed.
The most dramatic, found in 2000,
lived in northeast China
at the beginning of
the Cretaceous period.
A dinosaur that took tree-living
to a whole new level.
This is Xianglong.
With prey like this,
predators were sure to follow.
Microraptor.
Microraptor is small, and well adapted
to chasing prey in the canopy.
Xianglong, however, has a trick.
This is a flying lizard.
And the exquisite fossils of Microraptor
revealed a surprise.
The feathers of this dinosaur
aren't for keeping warm, or for show.
Their structure is plainly visible
from the fossils.
They are very long, veined
and, most importantly,
their shape creates
a perfect aerodynamic surface.
And they aren't confined
to its forearms.
Its legs, too, had long feathers.
These feathers are designed
for one thing only:
flight.
Microraptor is a four-winged dinosaur
that took to the skies.
But Microraptor isn't the only
flying monster here.
Sinornithosaurus, more than capable
of stealing prey.
But it has a bigger prize in mind.
(GROANS)
And Sinornithosaurus
has a deadly secret.
In 2009, a study of Sinornithosaurus
found distinctive grooves
along the length of its teeth.
the venomous Gila monster,
to deliver venom into its victim.
The team even identified
what they thought
was the location
of the venom sack in the fossil.
It appeared Sinornithosaurus
could kill with poison.
on both its arms and legs,
Microraptor is by far the better glider.
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