I WONDER - What Did The Microraptor Eat?

The transcript highlights the micro Raptor's dietary adaptability, showcasing its ability to consume mammals, birds, and fish. The discovery of fish remains in its fossilized stomach contents reveals a previously unrecognized level of hunting skill and dietary flexibility. This versatility would have enabled the micro Raptor to exploit various food sources based on availability and environmental conditions.

What does the micro Raptor's ability to eat mammals, birds, and fish indicate?

• It only ate plants.

• It had high ecological versatility.

• It had a limited diet.

• It was a picky eater.

What was significant about finding fish remains in a micro Raptor fossil?

• It indicated the micro Raptor lived in the desert.

• It suggested the micro Raptor had hunting skills.

• It proved the micro Raptor could fly.

• It showed the micro Raptor was a herbivore.

What trait was not previously associated with small feathered dinosaurs before the discovery of fish remains?

• Dietary inflexibility

• Lack of feathers

• Inability to swim

• Hunting skill

How did the micro Raptor's diet help it survive in different environments?

• By migrating constantly

• By relying solely on one food source

• By adapting to various food sources

• By avoiding all predators

What allowed the micro Raptor to exploit different food sources?

• Its large size

• Its dietary versatility

• Its inability to fly

• Its preference for cold climates