Pterorhynchus
Pterorhynchus was a flying reptile that lived about 164 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period. It had a big crest on its head and a long tail, and it flew over ancient China.14
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Na ne kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn?
Na ne ntaban trɛ sɛn?
ne tenten te sɛ fie agyinamoa 1.5 firi hwene kɔsi dua⚽anka ɔbɛtumi atu atwa bɔɔlobɔ prama mũ wɔ sikɛn 11 muPterorhynchus kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?
Akontaa nko ara wɔ wo browser mu. Yɛnkora biribiara so, na yɛmmfa biribiara nkɔ baabiara.
Na ɛyɛ ntɛm sɛn?
Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye
Pterorhynchus had a head crest made of both bone and soft tissue, which was unusual for long-tailed pterosaurs.12
Its body was covered in hair-like structures called pycnofibers, which may have helped keep it warm.1
The tail of Pterorhynchus was about as long as its wing, and it had a diamond-shaped flap at the end.12
The head crest was so large that scientists think it helped the animal steer while flying, like a rudder.2
The only known fossil is a nearly complete skeleton with preserved skin and other soft parts.1
The crest may have had a camouflage pattern, based on vertical stripes seen at its base.1

Nsɛm a wɔbisa bebree fa Pterorhynchus ho
?How big was Pterorhynchus?
Pterorhynchus had a wingspan of about 85 centimetres (33 inches) and a skull about 11.8 centimetres (4.6 inches) long.13
?What did Pterorhynchus eat?
Its robust teeth suggest it ate small animals, possibly including fish and insects, though the exact diet is not known for sure.3
?Did Pterorhynchus have feathers?
Pterorhynchus had hair-like pycnofibers covering its body, not feathers. Some scientists think these might be related to dinosaur feathers, but this is debated.1
?Why did Pterorhynchus have a crest?
The crest likely helped with steering during flight, acting like a rudder, and may have had a camouflage pattern.1
Atosɛm sɛefoɔ
Atosɛm: Pterorhynchus was a dinosaur.
Nokorɛ: Pterorhynchus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1
Ma dino ho animdefoɔ
- Nyansahu din
- Pterorhynchus
- Obi a ɔtoo din
- Czerkas and Ji 20024
- Kuo
- Wim mmoa a wɔwea
- Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ
- Rhamphorhynchidae4
- Nkyekyɛmu
- Pterosauria > Rhamphorhynchidae4
- Abotan no mfeɛ
- mfeɛ ɔpepem 165 kɔsi 162 (Callovian)4
- Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ
- Tiaojishan4
- Aman
- Kyaena4
- Fɔsil nkyerɛwee
- 1 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu4
- Nhunumu
- Pterorhynchus was named in 2002 by Stephen Czerkas and Ji Qiang, based on a fossil found in the Daohugou Beds of China.1
- Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye
- Scientists debate whether the hair-like fibers on Pterorhynchus are related to feathers or evolved separately.12
Baabi a nsɛm no firi
- Pterorhynchus (en.wikipedia.org)
- papers for web abriged 7-10-05 SCB-2.pmd (dinosaur-museum.org)
- Pterorhynchus (prehistoric-wildlife.com)
- Pterorhynchus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.
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