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Caelestiventus

Naam beteken: “heavenly wind”1

Het geëet: VisVlieënde reptieleLaat Trias tot Vroeë JuraTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Caelestiventus was a flying reptile that lived in a hot desert during the Late Triassic, about 205 million years ago. It was one of the biggest pterosaurs of its time, with a wingspan over 1.5 meters (5 feet). Unlike most early pterosaurs, which are found in marine rocks, this one lived among sand dunes.2 1

Prettige feit: pterosourusse het oor die dinosourusse gevlieg, maar hulle was hul neefs, nie self dinosourusse nie.

Het geleef

237 tot 175 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Trias tot Vroeë Jura

Fossiele gevind in

Saints & Sinners Quarry in northeastern Utah, USA1 4

Vlerkspan

1,5 m (4,9 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 52 km/h (32 mph)

Vlieënd, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe wyd was sy vlerke?

so lank soos 3 huiskatte van neus tot stertkon in 7,3 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot was Caelestiventus vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

Caelestiventus omtrent 52 km/h (32 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Caelestiventus is the only known desert-dwelling non-pterodactyloid pterosaur, and it is 65 million years older than any other desert pterosaur.2 1

Its skull was 17.8 centimeters (7 inches) long, and most of the skull bones were preserved in three dimensions, not squashed flat like most Triassic pterosaur fossils.1

The lower jaw of Caelestiventus was hollow and air-filled, with large openings that may have helped reduce weight for flight.1

It had three different kinds of teeth: long fang-like spikes at the front, large leaf-shaped blades, and tiny blades further back.1

The only known fossil includes most of the skull and the last finger bone of the wing, which supported the wingtip.1

Caelestiventus is closely related to Dimorphodon, a pterosaur from the Early Jurassic of Britain.2 1

The quarry where it was found also contained bones of crocodile-like reptiles, lizards, and small meat-eating dinosaurs.1

KI-prent van Caelestiventus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Caelestiventus dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.

julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Caelestiventus

?Was Caelestiventus a dinosaur?

No, Caelestiventus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur.1 3

?How big was Caelestiventus?

It had a wingspan of at least 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) and a skull 17.8 centimeters (7 inches) long. It was one of the largest Triassic pterosaurs, and the only known specimen was not fully grown.1

?What did Caelestiventus eat?

Scientists are not sure, but its three kinds of teeth (fang-like spikes, leaf-shaped blades, and tiny blades) suggest it ate different foods, possibly insects or small animals.1

?Did Caelestiventus have feathers?

No, it did not have feathers. Like most pterosaurs, it was covered in small hair-like structures called pycnofibers.3

?When did Caelestiventus live?

It lived during the Late Triassic Period, about 205 million years ago.1

?Where was Caelestiventus found?

It was discovered in the Saints & Sinners Quarry in northeastern Utah, USA, in fossilized sand dunes.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Caelestiventus
Benoem deur: Britt et al. 20184
Groep: Vlieënde reptiele
Familie / klade: Dimorphodontidae4
Klassifikasie: Pterosauria4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 237 tot 175 miljoen jaar (Carnian / Toarcian)4
Rotsformasies: Nugget Sandstone4
Lande: VSA4
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: The fossil was discovered in 2007 by Dan Chure and George Engelmann in the Nugget Sandstone of Utah. It was named in 2018 by Britt and colleagues, honoring Robin Hansen, a geologist who helped with the excavation.1 4
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure if the hollow spaces in its skull and jaw were used for storing food, for making sounds, or for display.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Caelestiventus (en.wikipedia.org)
Caelestiventus hanseni gen. et sp. nov. extends the desert-dwelling pterosaur record back 65 million years | Nature Ecology & Evolution (nature.com)
Caelestiventus hanseni - BYU Geology (geology.byu.edu)
Caelestiventus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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