Yixianopterus

Naam beteken: “wing from Yixian”1

Het geëet: VisVlieënde reptieleVroeë KrytTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Yixianopterus was a flying reptile that soared over ancient lakes in China about 125 million years ago. It had a long beak with many teeth and probably snatched fish from the water while flying.1 3

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

Het geleef

126 tot 120 miljoen jaar gelede3

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Jingangshan, Liaoning, China3 1

Vlerkspan

2,2 m (7,2 ft)2

Topspoed

omtrent 49 km/h (30 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 7,7 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot was Yixianopterus 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)

Yixianopterus omtrent 49 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

The only known fossil of Yixianopterus was partly faked before scientists got it. Someone added a fake skull to the real bones.1

Yixianopterus lived in a place with lots of volcanic activity. Many of the animals found with it were fish and insects that lived in the water.1

Its front teeth were longer and thinner than the rest of its teeth. This helped it grab slippery fish.1

Scientists are not sure which group Yixianopterus belongs to. It has been placed in Lonchodectidae, Ornithocheiridae, and Istiodactyliformes at different times.1

The fossil includes part of a foot and a wing bone. The foot bones were very short compared to the leg bone, a clue that it was a good flier.1

KI-prent van Yixianopterus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Yixianopterus 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: Yixianopterus
Benoem deur: Lü et al. 20063
Groep: Vlieënde reptiele
Familie / klade: Lonchodectidae3
Klassifikasie: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 126 tot 120 miljoen jaar (Barremian / Aptian)3
Rotsformasies: Yixian3
Lande: China3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Yixianopterus was named in 2006 by Lü Junchang and colleagues. The single fossil was found in the Jingangshan layer of the Yixian Formation in Liaoning, China.1 3
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate which family Yixianopterus belongs to. Some say it is a lonchodectid, others say it is an ornithocheirid or a basal istiodactyliform.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Yixianopterus (en.wikipedia.org)
Yixianopterus jingangshanensis | Pterosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
Yixianopterus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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