This time the audience watched very carefully. Anyone mentioned by Wang Xiaoshan would watch carefully. If he didn't mention the audience, they wouldn't even watch it well.
After Wang Xiaoshan stood up after reading, the onlookers also came over to take a look. They also wanted to see the special place of this dinosaur fossil.
The staff all had a tacit understanding. They didn't say anything and just watched the fossils on the ground quietly. After viewing, they let people look at them and let the people behind them continue to look at them.
Except for Wang Xiaoshan who was talking, everyone else in the entire camp remained quiet. Everyone liked to listen to his explanations.
After the staff watched it, Li Miaomiao and Cao Bingbing also went to see it. They mainly went to take pictures. After taking pictures, they went to the side and continued to listen to Wang Xiaoshan's explanation.
The two reporters now just want to learn about the dinosaur fossil underground as soon as possible and then write a report. They have too much work to allow them to look at the fossil carefully.
[This animal is quite interesting. I don’t know what color its feathers were originally. They were not bright!]
[The skeleton part of the fossil is very well preserved. It would be great if there were feathers, so that you can see the complete dinosaur!]
[Don’t think about it, it’s good if you can preserve four long feathers. Any more would be too much. This is a fossil, not a specimen!]
[Are the feathers on Lao Wang’s dinosaur short or long? Can they keep warm? Or are they just pretty and useless!]
[It should not be longer than the feathers on the tail. Generally, the feathers on the tail are the longest. Just like a peacock, the feathers on the tail are long but not on the body!]
After watching it, the audience thought of many questions, such as feather length, color, and applicability. There are so many questions from the audience.
The ones dug out from the ground are all fossils, so it is normal to have no feathers. If there are living specimens, the audience can see what they really look like.
There are also many viewers who compare modern animals with this animal, wanting to see the differences between animals from two different eras.
"Let me tell you first, the name of this dinosaur is Yaolong, and the feathers covering its body are all simple feathers."
"These simple feathers are made of parallel barbules, which are somewhat similar to the most primitive feathered dinosaurs!"
"The feathers on Yaolong's tail are the longest, and the feathers on the body are shorter!"
"As you can see from the fossils, Yaosaurus was very small, about the same size as a pigeon. If it had too many feathers, it wouldn't be able to run."
"Yaolong is closely related to some primitive birds, but it lacks flight feathers, so it cannot fly!"
[This name is quite interesting: Yaolong, a dragon who likes to show off. His name is the same as the character of the dragon, who likes to show off!]
[It seems that this kind of dinosaur has a chance to evolve into a flying dinosaur, but it has not finished evolving yet. It looks like a pigeon. Is it the ancestor of pigeons? 】
[Since it is an early bird dinosaur, it can only mean that it is still evolving, and the specific direction of evolution has not yet been determined, whether it will fly or run on land!]
[Those feathers Yaolong lets it show off may evolve into flight feathers in the future, and it will be able to fly when it evolves into flight feathers!]
[This should be the same as other animals. Some animals used to be in water and then came to land. This kind of thing is very common, isn’t it amphibians! 】
After listening to what Wang Xiaoshan said, the audience began to express their personal opinions on this dinosaur.
The most important thing is that this bird is actually a close relative of the first birds, which initially shows that this dinosaur has the possibility of evolving into a flying bird.
Yaolong is very small, and many viewers believe that it should be the ancestor of some small bird. Its arms and legs have not yet turned into a bird, so the audience can't guess what animal it is for a while.
This situation was very common in ancient times. During the time of Dunkleosteus and Megalodon, many animals in the water began to move to land.
The water is too dangerous. In order to survive, the animals in the water slowly began to evolve to grow legs. If they can't hide in the water, they can only hide on land.
The area of the entire planet's oceans is much larger than that of the land. Many animals on land today evolved from water.
Animals on land that are not adapted to life on land will evolve feathers, and with feathers they can fly.
If it is not safe in the water, go to the land. If it is not safe on the land, go to the sky. The sky is bigger than the ocean and the land. As long as you can fly, it is safer than being in the water or on the land.
The number of Yaolong in China is so small that many of them have never heard of the name, let alone seen the fossils.
The audience was very interested in this rare dinosaur. Not only the audience, but also the staff were curious to check some information online after hearing the name.
After comparing the photos, the staff felt that this dinosaur was about the same size as a pigeon, but somewhat similar to a monkey.
After seeing the restoration pictures, many people feel that the dinosaurs look different from what they imagined, the colors are not bright enough, and they are not pretty enough.
There are not many fossils of this kind of dinosaur online, but there are still restoration pictures. As long as the fossils are excavated, scientists will make restoration pictures.
This kind of rare dinosaur restoration map is sometimes wrong. As more dinosaur fossils are excavated in the future, the restoration map will also be revised.
Just like the Helicoprion shark that Wang Xiaoshan dug out, when Helicoprion was first discovered, people didn't know exactly where the shark's teeth were.
Later, as more fossils were excavated, we finally found out where the Helicopteron shark's teeth were located.
All the ancient dinosaurs are extinct. There are many things that scientists need to explore slowly, and sometimes it is impossible to understand them all at once.
For a while, the online audience was discussing in the live broadcast room, and the on-site staff were discussing in private small groups.
Li Miaomiao and Cao Bingbing are not idle either. They have already taken their mobile phones to check information online. They want to find out more information about Yaolong.
As long as there is enough information on the Internet, reporters can write articles in advance. If there is little information, they have to listen to Wang Xiaoshan before going.
Fortunately, there is information about Yaolong on the Internet. Although it is not much, it is enough for the two of them to write a manuscript for a while.
Li Miaomiao and Cao Bingbing handed the recording pen to Wang Xiaoshan and then went back to write the manuscript. They did not have time to listen to it all. After listening, the manuscript would be written until midnight.
Cao Bingbing said while typing: "I really want to hear Lao Wang talk about it for a while. I am very interested in this dinosaur."
Li Miaomiao: "Forget it, let's just write the manuscript. It would be nice to listen to the recording after we finish writing."
Cao Bingbing: "It's so annoying. I get upset when I think about how much I haven't written yet. When will I be able to listen to Lao Wang talk about fossils in full?"
The most frustrating thing for Cao Bingbing is that she can't listen to Wang Xiaoshan's lecture on fossils completely every time. She has to come back to write a manuscript every time she talks halfway.
Listening to half of the performance live and the other half to the recording, the recording effect is not as good as the performance. Cao Bingbing thinks this is too annoying.
There is no way to make them reporters. Li Miaomiao and Cao Bingbing's task is to report the content of the day. If they keep listening to Wang Xiaoshan's explanation, they will not be able to finish the manuscript.
Li Miaomiao: "It will be good after this period of time. The barren mountains cannot always be so productive of fossils. When the excavations are stable, we will have time to listen!"
Li Miaomiao felt the same way. When she first came to Barren Mountain with Wang Xiaoshan, only the fossils excavated by Wang Xiaoshan were impressive, while the fossils excavated from other pits were very average.
At that time, Li Miaomiao could stay with Wang Xiaoshan and listen to Wang Xiaoshan's explanation of fossils before going back to write the manuscript.
Nowadays, fossils are being unearthed in such a concentrated and powerful manner that Li Miaomiao cannot be like before.
The main reason is that the workers at Barren Mountain become more and more comfortable digging. The faster they dig, the faster they unearth more fossils. When the number increases, reporters will be busy non-stop.
"It is still unclear whether Yaolong finally evolved into a bird."
"There are too few unearthed fossils of Yaolong. Scientists are still studying it. Maybe they will know whether this dinosaur finally learned to fly."
"Let me tell you again, the four narrow feathers on Yaolong's tail can be opened, a bit like the peacock you see in the zoo."
"Actually, the four feathers on Yaolong's tail can not only show off to their mates, but also intimidate enemies. It's hard to say whether they can scare them away!"
Enemies who are not particularly courageous with four feathers can be scared away, but those who are more courageous are not afraid at all. It can only be said that it is better than nothing, and it is a life that can be saved once.
[The peacock spreads its tail. This dinosaur is too small. If it were bigger, I really feel it looks a bit like the ancestor of the peacock. Peacocks don’t fly very well, but they can spread their tail!]
[It is possible to change from big to small, but it is impossible to change from small to big. Yaolong is definitely not a close relative of the peacock. A peacock is so big. What kind of food does Yaolong have to eat to turn into a peacock? 】
[Who are you trying to scare with the four feathers? Yaosaurus is so small that larger dinosaurs are not afraid of its feathers. I feel that the main function of those four feathers is to court mates! 】
[If having as many feathers as a peacock can really scare the enemy, four is a bit too few, and the dinosaurs that preyed on Yaosaurus must have been bigger than Yaosaurus!]
[There is a possibility of scaring away predators. If the feathers are red, they may scare away the enemies. Red is conspicuous, but if it is any other color, it will be inconvenient!]
Yaolong is too small, and many viewers think that if he were bigger, he must be the ancestor of the peacock.
Nowadays, only peacocks have beautiful feathers and can see the big screen. Other birds can also open their tails, but the screens they open are very small.
The four feathers of Yaolong are very long, which is a bit like a peacock. The feathers of a peacock are very long and very big.
But it is a pity that there are too few Yaolongs and they are not at the same level as Peacocks.
Some viewers felt that Yaolong's four feathers had almost zero effect in fending off enemies. What could the four feathers do? It couldn't fool the enemy like this. There were too few feathers.
In fact, Wang Xiaoshan also felt that there were too few feathers, and the dinosaur that could prey on Yaosaurus should be about the same size as Yaosaurus, or even larger than Yaosaurus.
If it is smaller than Yaolong, Yaolong can just run away, and there is no need to intimidate the enemy.
Yaolong has four legs, and the four legs are very long. At first glance, they look like reptile legs. The speed of running on four legs must not be slow.
Of course, some viewers don't think so. As long as the color of the feathers is bright enough, it may scare away enemies.
It is possible if it has red feathers, and the possibility is very high. The red color is so bright, it can still have a bluffing effect.
Whether the enemy can be intimidated away depends on Yaolong's ability. If he can intimidate the enemy away, it is best. If he can't intimidate him, he will have to wait for death.
"There is still a possibility of being threatened and leaving, but I don't know how high it is."
"Yaolong is a small animal. They can run very fast, and they can climb trees. If they can't scare the enemy away, they can still hide in the trees."
"In ancient times, every dinosaur had several ways to save their lives. Those four feathers may be just one of Yaolong's ways to save their lives."
"As long as Yaolong doesn't encounter an enemy that climbs a tree, it doesn't need to use its feathers to scare away the enemy. It can just climb a tree and all problems will be solved!"
[What Lao Wang said makes sense. Feathers are just one of the ways to save life. In fact, tree running is the most powerful thing about Yaolong! 】
[It’s true, just like monkeys, as long as they climb a tree, animals that can’t climb trees won’t be able to attack them! 】
[If things continue like this, I think Yaosaurus might be the ancestor of some kind of monkey. Not all dinosaurs can climb trees! 】
[Lao Wang has said that it is the ancestor of the first class of birds. It is impossible for monkeys to be the ancestors of flying squirrels. If they can glide, they can still fly! 】
[Not to mention that it might really be a flying squirrel. Yaolong has claws and flying squirrels have claws. It would be nice to evolve and have the wings of a flying squirrel to glide! 】
First of all, the more the audience looks at Yaolong, the more he looks like a monkey. Yaolong can do all the tricks of a monkey, but none of the skills of a bird.
If Wang Xiaoshan hadn't said that this was the ancestor of the earliest birds, the audience would have really thought that it was the ancestor of monkeys. Yaolong is about the same size as a flying squirrel, and many viewers felt that it should be related by blood to the flying squirrel.
I don’t know whether it is related specifically. Too little Yaolong has been unearthed, and research is still going on. Maybe one day scientists will give the answer after completing the research.
After Wang Xiaoshan finished speaking to the audience, he went to the side to rest. After speaking for a long time, he also wanted to take a break to let the audience digest what he just said.
After Wang Xiaoshan has rested, he will take the audience to see other dinosaur fossils.
Other dinosaur fossils have been transported to the room where the fossils are stored in the camp. Wang Xiaoshan can take the audience to see them after he has rested.
When Wang Xiaoshan was resting, the staff of Huangshan gathered around and started discussing Yaolong.
Just now Wang Xiaoshan was live broadcasting, and the staff had no chance to discuss it. Now he stopped explaining, the staff started, and the whole camp was chattering for a while.
Wang Xiaoshan did not participate in the staff discussion and let the staff talk slowly. He had already talked a lot just now.
Wang Xiaoshan told the audience and staff most of the knowledge about Yaolong.
Few fossils were unearthed this time, and Wang Xiaoshan talked a little more than usual. He also wanted to let everyone know more about this dinosaur.