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Ptenodracon

Naam beteken: “wing dragon”6
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Ptenodracon was a small flying reptile that lived in the Late Jurassic period. It had a short snout and probably ate fish. Its fossils were found in Germany.66

Prettige feit: pterosourusse het oor die dinosourusse gevlieg, maar hulle was hul neefs, nie self dinosourusse nie.
Het geleef
155 tot 149 miljoen jaar gelede6
Laat Jura
Fossiele gevind in
Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany6
Lengte
0,3 tot 0,6 m (1 tot 2 ft)3
Vlerkspan
1,04 m (3,4 ft)43
Gewig
0,5 kg tot 5 kg (1 tot 11 lb)3
Hoogte
0,25 m (0,8 ft)3
Topspoed
omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)
Vlieënd, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Ptenodracon omtrent 0,6 m lank (2 ft)'n Huiskat omtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Hond omtrent 1 m (3,3 ft)'n Grootmensfiets omtrent 1,8 m (5,9 ft)

Hoe hoog was dit?

Ptenodraconomtrent 0,25 m hoog (0,8 ft)'n Huiskatomtrent 0,3 m (1 ft)'n Hondomtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Perdomtrent 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 1 huiskatte
so lank soos 3 piesangs punt aan puntomtrent so swaar soos 'n huiskatso swaar soos 42 piesangsklein genoeg om onder 'n stoel deur te loopkon in 10 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot was Ptenodracon vergeleke met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig was dit?

cool goed

Prettige feite

1

Ptenodracon was once thought to be a separate genus, but many scientists now consider it a junior synonym of Pterodactylus.21

2

The name Ptenodracon was first used by Richard Lydekker in 1888.62

3

Ptenodracon fossils come from the Late Jurassic, about 154 to 149 million years ago.6

4

The only known fossils of Ptenodracon were found in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany.6

5

Ptenodracon was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs but was not a dinosaur itself.6

Deur KI gemaakKI-prent van Ptenodracon
'n KI-prent van hoe Ptenodracon 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 Ptenodracon

?What is Ptenodracon?

Ptenodracon is a genus of pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the Late Jurassic period. Many scientists now consider it a junior synonym of Pterodactylus.42

?How big was Ptenodracon?

Ptenodracon was a small pterosaur. As a synonym of Pterodactylus, its adult wingspan was about 1.04 metres (3.4 feet).4

?What did Ptenodracon eat?

Ptenodracon probably ate fish, based on its short snout and the generalist carnivore diet of Pterodactylus.4

?When did Ptenodracon live?

Ptenodracon lived in the Late Jurassic period, about 154 to 149 million years ago.6

?Where were Ptenodracon fossils found?

The only known fossils of Ptenodracon were found in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany.6

?Is Ptenodracon a dinosaur?

No, Ptenodracon is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.45

?Did Ptenodracon have feathers?

No, Ptenodracon had wings made of skin and muscle, not feathers. It was a reptile, not a bird.4

?Could Ptenodracon fly?

Yes, Ptenodracon was a flying reptile. It had wings formed by a membrane stretching from its elongated fourth finger to its hind limbs.4

?Why is Ptenodracon not used anymore?

Many scientists now consider Ptenodracon to be a junior synonym of Pterodactylus, meaning it is the same animal as Pterodactylus.42

?Who named Ptenodracon?

The name Ptenodracon was first used by Richard Lydekker in 1888.4

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Ptenodracon
Benoem deur
Lydekker 18886
Groep
Vlieënde reptiele
Familie / klade
Ctenochasmatoidea6
Klassifikasie
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea6
Ouderdom van die rotse
155 tot 149 miljoen jaar (Kimmeridgian)6
Lande
Duitsland6
Fossielrekords
1 in The Paleobiology Database6
Ontdekking
Ptenodracon was named by Richard Lydekker in 1888 based on fossils from Germany. The species was originally described as Ornithocephalus brevirostris by Samuel Thomas von Sömmering in 1817.661
Steeds omstrede
Scientists debate whether Ptenodracon is a valid genus or just a juvenile form of Pterodactylus.21

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Pterosaur Species (doc.rero.ch)
  2. List of pterosaur genera (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Pterodactylus — size, diet & habitat | DinoLifePedia (dinolifepedia.com)
  4. Pterodactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
  5. Pterosaurs: The truth about these ‘flying dinosaurs’ | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  6. Ptenodracon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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