Yi
YeeName meaning: Yi-Wing Qi-Strange
Time Period: Callovian-Oxfordian (Middle to Late Jurassic) 165-155 Mya
Locations: China-Hebei-Tiaojishan Formation
Taxonomy: Theropoda-Scansoriopterygidae
Subspecies: Y.qi
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Yi qi has the shortest binomial name of any dinosaur at only 4 letters, the longest is Micropachycephalosaurus hongtuyanensis at 37 letters. It’s tail probably had 4 display feathers like it’s relatives
History & Fossils ~ ~ ~ ~
It meant that other Scansorioptergians like Epidexiteryx and Scansoriopteryx most likely also had wings and they have been depicted incorrectly for around a decade.
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Ark Survival Evolved
Paleo Profile - Yi qi