Apatorhamphus
Apatorhamphus was a flying reptile that lived in what is now Morocco during the Cretaceous period. It had a long, toothless beak and probably ate fish. Scientists think it was a medium to large pterosaur with a wingspan of about 3 to 7 metres.12
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Apatorhamphus is only known from a few snout fragments, making it a mysterious pterosaur.2
Its name means 'deceptive beak' because scientists found it hard to identify the toothless beak.1
It lived alongside other pterosaurs like Alanqa and Afrotapejara in a landscape with rivers and lakes.2
The holotype fossil was bought from miners by paleontologist David Martill in 2016.2
Apatorhamphus might belong to the Chaoyangopteridae family, which includes toothless pterosaurs with long beaks.1
Scientists think large adults and young Apatorhamphus may have eaten different foods to avoid competition.2

Vir dino-kenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Apatorhamphus
- Benoem deur
- McPhee et al. 20203
- Groep
- Vlieënde reptiele
- Familie / klade
- Chaoyangopteridae3
- Klassifikasie
- Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
- Ouderdom van die rotse
- 106 tot 94 miljoen jaar (Albian / Cenomanian)3
- Rotsformasies
- Ifezouane3
- Lande
- Marokko3
- Fossielrekords
- 3 in The Paleobiology Database3
- Ontdekking
- Apatorhamphus was named in 2020 by James McPhee and colleagues based on a snout fragment found in the Kem Kem beds of Morocco.31
- Steeds omstrede
- Scientists are not sure if Apatorhamphus belongs to the Chaoyangopteridae family or another group of toothless pterosaurs.1
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- A new ?chaoyangopterid (Pterosauria: Pterodactyloidea) from the Cretaceous Kem Kem beds of southern Morocco (sciencedirect.com)
- Apatorhamphus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Apatorhamphus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.
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