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Caelestiventus

O nome significa: “heavenly wind”1
Comía: PeixeRéptiles voadoresTriásico Superior a Xurásico InferiorTecnicamente non é un dinosauro

Caelestiventus was a flying reptile that lived in a hot desert during the Late Triassic, about 205 million years ago. It was one of the biggest pterosaurs of its time, with a wingspan over 1.5 meters (5 feet). Unlike most early pterosaurs, which are found in marine rocks, this one lived among sand dunes.21

Dato curioso: os pterosauros voaban por riba dos dinosauros, pero eran os seus curmáns, non dinosauros.
Viviu
hai entre 237 e 175 millóns de anos4
Triásico Superior a Xurásico Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Saints & Sinners Quarry in northeastern Utah, USA14
Envergadura
1,5 m (4,9 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 52 km/h (32 mph)
Voar, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Que anchura tiñan as súas ás?

Caelestiventus ás de uns 1,5 m dunha punta á outra (4,9 ft)Un gato doméstico uns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un can uns 1 m (3,3 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)
tan longo coma 3 gatos domésticos do fociño á colapodería voar sobre un campo de fútbol enteiro en 7,3 segundos

Como era de grande Caelestiventus comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada.

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Caelestiventus is the only known desert-dwelling non-pterodactyloid pterosaur, and it is 65 million years older than any other desert pterosaur.21

2

Its skull was 17.8 centimeters (7 inches) long, and most of the skull bones were preserved in three dimensions, not squashed flat like most Triassic pterosaur fossils.1

3

The lower jaw of Caelestiventus was hollow and air-filled, with large openings that may have helped reduce weight for flight.1

4

It had three different kinds of teeth: long fang-like spikes at the front, large leaf-shaped blades, and tiny blades further back.1

5

The only known fossil includes most of the skull and the last finger bone of the wing, which supported the wingtip.1

6

Caelestiventus is closely related to Dimorphodon, a pterosaur from the Early Jurassic of Britain.21

7

The quarry where it was found also contained bones of crocodile-like reptiles, lizards, and small meat-eating dinosaurs.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Caelestiventus feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Caelestiventus, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.
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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Caelestiventus

?Was Caelestiventus a dinosaur?

No, Caelestiventus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur.13

?How big was Caelestiventus?

It had a wingspan of at least 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) and a skull 17.8 centimeters (7 inches) long. It was one of the largest Triassic pterosaurs, and the only known specimen was not fully grown.1

?What did Caelestiventus eat?

Scientists are not sure, but its three kinds of teeth (fang-like spikes, leaf-shaped blades, and tiny blades) suggest it ate different foods, possibly insects or small animals.1

?Did Caelestiventus have feathers?

No, it did not have feathers. Like most pterosaurs, it was covered in small hair-like structures called pycnofibers.3

?When did Caelestiventus live?

It lived during the Late Triassic Period, about 205 million years ago.1

?Where was Caelestiventus found?

It was discovered in the Saints & Sinners Quarry in northeastern Utah, USA, in fossilized sand dunes.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Caelestiventus
Bautizado por
Britt et al. 20184
Grupo
Réptiles voadores
Familia / clado
Dimorphodontidae4
Clasificación
Pterosauria4
Idade das rochas
de 237 a 175 millóns de anos (Carnian / Toarcian)4
Formacións rochosas
Nugget Sandstone4
Países
EUA4
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
The fossil was discovered in 2007 by Dan Chure and George Engelmann in the Nugget Sandstone of Utah. It was named in 2018 by Britt and colleagues, honoring Robin Hansen, a geologist who helped with the excavation.14
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure if the hollow spaces in its skull and jaw were used for storing food, for making sounds, or for display.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Caelestiventus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Caelestiventus hanseni gen. et sp. nov. extends the desert-dwelling pterosaur record back 65 million years | Nature Ecology & Evolution (nature.com)
  3. Caelestiventus hanseni - BYU Geology (geology.byu.edu)
  4. Caelestiventus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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