Caulkicephalus
Caulkicephalus was a flying reptile that soared over the Isle of Wight in England about 125 million years ago. It had a long, pointed beak and sharp teeth for catching fish. It was a pterosaur, not a dinosaur.41
Wanneer het dit geleef?
Hoe groot was dit?
Hoe wyd was sy vlerke?
vlerke so wyd soos 3 fietse in 'n ry⚽kon in 5,5 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vliegHoe groot was Caulkicephalus vergeleke met JOU?
Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.
Hoe vinnig was dit?
Prettige feite
Its name means 'caulk head', because the first part of its skull was found in a rock that looked like caulk, a kind of sealant.1
Caulkicephalus had a special crest on its snout and another on top of its head, and these crests did not join together.1
It had different-sized teeth: the fifth, sixth and seventh teeth were smaller than the others.1
This pterosaur lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 125 to 121 million years ago.4
Only a partial skull and some other bones have been found, so scientists are still learning about it.1
It was the second species of pterosaur ever discovered from the Wealden Group rocks of the Wessex Basin in England.1

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Caulkicephalus
?How big was Caulkicephalus?
It had a wingspan of about 5 metres (16.5 feet). That's as wide as a small car is long.2
?What did Caulkicephalus eat?
It ate fish. Its sharp teeth and the narrow part of its snout helped it catch slippery prey.2
?Did Caulkicephalus have a crest?
Yes, it had a crest on its snout and another on top of its head. These two crests did not join together.23
?Is Caulkicephalus a dinosaur?
No, it is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs. It is not a dinosaur.2
Vir dino-kenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Caulkicephalus
- Benoem deur
- Steel et al. 20054
- Groep
- Vlieënde reptiele
- Familie / klade
- Ornithocheiridae4
- Klassifikasie
- Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
- Ouderdom van die rotse
- 126 tot 121 miljoen jaar (Barremian)4
- Rotsformasies
- Wessex4
- Lande
- Verenigde Koninkryk4
- Fossielrekords
- 2 in The Paleobiology Database4
- Ontdekking
- Caulkicephalus was named in 2005 by Lorna Steel, David Martill, David Unwin and John Winch. The fossils were found in the Wessex Formation on the Isle of Wight, England.41
- Steeds omstrede
- Scientists are not sure how big Caulkicephalus was, because only a partial skull and a few other bones have been found.1
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Caulkicephalus trimicrodon (dml.reptilis.net)
- Caulkicephalus (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
- Caulkicephalus, an Ornithocheirid pterosaur from the Isle of Wight - DinoWight (dinowight.org.uk)
- Caulkicephalus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.
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