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Cuspicephalus

Naam beteken: “pointed head”1

Het geëet: VisVlieënde reptieleLaat JuraTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Cuspicephalus was a flying reptile that lived near the sea in what is now England. It had a very long, pointy skull and caught fish with its many teeth.2 3

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

Het geleef

155 tot 152 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Jura

Fossiele gevind in

Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, England3 2

Vlerkspan

1,2 tot 1,75 m (3,9 tot 5,7 ft)2

Topspoed

omtrent 45 km/h (28 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 4 huiskatte van neus tot stertkon in 8,4 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot was Cuspicephalus 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)

Cuspicephalus omtrent 45 km/h (28 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Cuspicephalus had a skull that was almost five and a half times longer than it was tall. That is the most extreme ratio of any pterosaur.2

Its name means 'pointed head' and it was named after the cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, whose drawings often have very pointy noses.1

Cuspicephalus is one of the first non-pterodactyloid monofenestratan pterosaurs found outside China.1

The only known fossil is a flattened skull found on a beach at Kimmeridge Bay, part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.2 1

Cuspicephalus had at least 12 or 13 pairs of teeth in front of a large hole in its skull called the nasoantorbital fenestra.1

KI-prent van Cuspicephalus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Cuspicephalus 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 Cuspicephalus

?How big was Cuspicephalus?

It was a small pterosaur with a wingspan of about 1.2 to 1.75 metres. Its skull was 32.6 centimetres long.2 1

?What did Cuspicephalus eat?

It likely ate fish, catching them with its many sharp teeth. Its long, pointed skull was good for snatching prey from the water.2

?When did Cuspicephalus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 155 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils were found in the Kimmeridge Clay Formation in England.2 3

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Cuspicephalus
Benoem deur: Martill and Etches 20133
Groep: Vlieënde reptiele
Familie / klade: Monofenestrata3
Klassifikasie: Pterosauria3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 155 tot 152 miljoen jaar (Kimmeridgian)3
Rotsformasies: Kimmeridge Clay3
Lande: Verenigde Koninkryk3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Fossil collector Steve Etches found the partial skull in December 2009 at Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, England. Scientists David Martill and Steve Etches named it Cuspicephalus scarfi in 2013.2 1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure whether Cuspicephalus was more closely related to Darwinopterus or to pterodactyloids like Germanodactylus.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

A new monofenestratan pterosaur from the Kimmeridge (app.pan.pl)
Cuspicephalus (en.wikipedia.org)
Cuspicephalus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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