Qinglongopterus

Naam beteken: “wing from Qinglong”1

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Qinglongopterus was a small flying reptile that lived about 159 million years ago. It had a long tail and looked a lot like its cousin Rhamphorhynchus, but with a smaller head and shorter wings.1 2

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

Het geleef

168 tot 152 miljoen jaar gelede3

Middel-Jura tot Laat Jura

Fossiele gevind in

Mutoudeng, Qinglong County, Hebei Province, China3 1

Vlerkspan

0,344 m (1,1 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?

kon in 7,3 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot was Qinglongopterus 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)

Qinglongopterus 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

Qinglongopterus is known from only one nearly complete skeleton, which was found in the Tiaojishan Formation in China.1 2

This pterosaur had a very short pteroid bone (a wrist bone that helps support the wing membrane) with a knob-like tip.2

Qinglongopterus lived about 10 million years before its close relative Rhamphorhynchus, but already had many of the same advanced features.1 2

The only known specimen was a late-stage juvenile, because its bones were not fully fused and its eye sockets were large.1

Scientists think Qinglongopterus and Rhamphorhynchus might be so similar that Rhamphorhynchus could have evolved directly from Qinglongopterus.1

The name Qinglongopterus means 'wing from Qinglong', after the county in China where it was found.1

KI-prent van Qinglongopterus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Qinglongopterus 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: Qinglongopterus
Benoem deur: Lü et al. 20123
Groep: Vlieënde reptiele
Familie / klade: Rhamphorhynchidae3
Klassifikasie: Pterosauria > Rhamphorhynchidae3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 168 tot 152 miljoen jaar (Bathonian / Kimmeridgian)3
Rotsformasies: Tiaojishan3
Lande: China3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Qinglongopterus was named in 2012 by Lü Junchang and colleagues. The only fossil was found in the Tiaojishan Formation of Mutoudeng, Qinglong County, Hebei Province, China.3 1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure if Qinglongopterus is a direct ancestor of Rhamphorhynchus or just a close relative that lived earlier.1 2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Qinglongopterus (en.wikipedia.org)
A new rhamphorhynchid (Pterosauria: Rhamphorhynchidae) from the Middle/ Upper Jurassic of Qinglong, Hebei Province, China (mapress.com)
Qinglongopterus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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