Longchengpterus

Naam beteken: “wing from Longcheng, the old name of Chaoyang City in China”1

Het geëet: VisVlieënde reptieleVroeë KrytTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Longchengpterus was a flying reptile that lived about 120 million years ago in what is now China. It had a long, pointed snout and sharp teeth, and it probably ate fish like a modern pelican.1 3

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

Het geleef

121 tot 113 miljoen jaar gelede3

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Yuanjiawa near Dapingfang, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China1 3

Lengte

0,262 m (0,9 ft)1

Vlerkspan

2 m (6,6 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 48 km/h (30 mph)

Vlieënd, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

so lank soos 8 speelgoedboustene in 'n rykon in 7,9 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot was Longchengpterus 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)

Longchengpterus omtrent 48 km/h (30 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Longchengpterus was the first istiodactylid pterosaur ever found in China. Before that, all istiodactylids were known only from England.1 2

Its skull was long and narrow, about 262 millimeters (10.3 inches) long, with a big triangular opening that made the skull lighter for flying.1

The lower jaw had 12 teeth, and they were sharp, flattened sideways, and curved slightly inward, perfect for gripping slippery fish.1

Its wingspan was about 2 meters (6.6 feet), which is a little wider than a tall adult human is tall.1

The upper arm bone (humerus) was 88 millimeters (3.5 inches) long and had a low crest for muscle attachment, but no air hole (pneumatic foramen).1

Longchengpterus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago, in the Jiufotang Formation of China.1 3

KI-prent van Longchengpterus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Longchengpterus 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.

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Longchengpterus
Benoem deur: Wang et al. 20063
Groep: Vlieënde reptiele
Familie / klade: Ornithocheiroidea3
Klassifikasie: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 121 tot 113 miljoen jaar (Aptian)3
Rotsformasies: Jiufotang3
Lande: China3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Longchengpterus was named in 2006 by Wang Li, Li Li, Duan Ye, and Cheng Shao-li. The name honors Zhao Dayu, president of Shenyang Normal University. The fossil was found at Yuanjiawa near Dapingfang, China.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly how many teeth were in the upper jaw, because the fossil is damaged.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Longchengpterus (en.wikipedia.org)
A new iodactylid pterosaur from western Liaoning (dzhtb.cgs.cn)
Longchengpterus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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