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Its only species, Yi qi ( Mandarin pronunciation: [î tɕʰǐ]; from Chinese: 翼; pinyin: yì; lit. 'wing' and 奇; qí; 'strange'), is known from a single fossil specimen of an adult individual found in Middle or Late Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of Hebei, China, approximately 159 million years ago.
Apr 29, 2015 · In full, it is Yi qi, which comes from the Mandarin for “strange wing” and can be roughly butchered as “ee chee”. The name hints at this pigeon-sized animal’s most remarkable feature.
Yi qi was a feathered theropod dinosaur that lived 163 million years ago. It had thin rods of bone on its wrists that supported a membrane for gliding or flying, making it the third lineage of dinosaurs to evolve flight.
Oct 22, 2020 · The dinosaur, Yi qi, only barely managed to glide, stretching out and shimmying its skin-flap, downy-feathered wings in a valiant attempt at flying.
- Sabrina Imbler
Discovered by a farmer in rural China in 2007 and named Yi qi (“strange wing” in Mandarin) by researchers, it is the first dinosaur with strong evidence for having a skin membrane for a wing, similar to a bat or flying squirrel.
Apr 30, 2015 · Named Yi qi, or “strange wing” in Chinese, Xu said it was one of the earliest dinosaurs to show some capacity for flight – even though it wasn’t very successful.
May 8, 2019 · Ambopteryx is a feathered dinosaur with leathery wings that glided among trees in ancient China. It is the second scansoriopterygid dinosaur found, after Yi qi, which has similar rod-like bones on its wrists.
