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Post by lio99 on Jul 21, 2011 3:37:44 GMT
Is this really the smallest dinosaur? i found it in a national geographic magazine. it is cold epidendrosaurus.  |
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Post by DinoLord on Jul 21, 2011 3:45:29 GMT
No, this is the smallest dinosaur.  Mellisuga helenae. Also known as the bee hummingbird. Average body length 2 inches. ;D |
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Post by lio99 on Jul 21, 2011 3:47:03 GMT
Cute!!!
prehistoric though!
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Post by DinoLord on Jul 21, 2011 3:56:45 GMT
Then yes, I do believe that Epidendrosaurus (which is widely considered to be a synonym of Scansoriopteryx) was the smallest non-avian dinosaur that we know of at the moment. If I remember correctly it was the size of a sparrow. However, I wouldn't be too surprised if there was a smaller species that failed to fossilize.
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Post by lio99 on Jul 21, 2011 23:28:13 GMT
I think they are the same thing. Most researchers regard this genus as a synonym of Epidendrosaurus, with some preferring to treat Scansoriopteryx as the junior synonym.
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Post by dinoguy2 on Jul 22, 2011 0:59:23 GMT
Then yes, I do believe that Epidendrosaurus (which is widely considered to be a synonym of Scansoriopteryx) was the smallest non-avian dinosaur that we know of at the moment. If I remember correctly it was the size of a sparrow. However, I wouldn't be too surprised if there was a smaller species that failed to fossilize. The problem is that Scansoriopteryx (=Epidendrosaurus) is only known from hatchling specimens. We don't know how big the adults were. The smallest dinosaurs known from adult specimens are Epidexipteryx, Parvicursor and this guy: www.henteeth.com/nh/ashdown.htmSee en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_size#Shortest_dinosaursHere's a scale chart I made of some of the smallest non-avian dinos:  |
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