Caviramus
Caviramus was a small flying reptile that lived about 205 million years ago, during the Late Triassic. It had a lightweight, hollow jaw and sharp teeth for catching fish. Caviramus is not a dinosaur, but a pterosaur, a close relative of dinosaurs.31
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Caviramus had a jaw that was hollow and filled with air spaces, making it very light.1
Its teeth had multiple cusps, like little bumps, and were different in the front and back of the mouth.1
The only known fossil of Caviramus is a piece of the lower jaw, found in Switzerland.1
Caviramus lived in a shallow sea or lagoon, alongside sharks, fish, and other marine reptiles.1
Its wingspan was about 135 centimeters, which is a little over four feet.2
Some scientists think Caviramus might have searched for food on the ground, because its legs were long.2

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Caviramus
?What did Caviramus eat?
It may have eaten fish, but its teeth were also good for chewing plants, so it might have been an omnivore or herbivore.23
?How big was Caviramus?
Caviramus had a wingspan of about 135 centimeters (53 inches).2
?Did Caviramus have a crest?
Yes, a related specimen called Raeticodactylus had a tall thin bony crest on the front of its upper jaw and a keel on the lower jaw.2
?Could Caviramus fly?
Yes, it was a pterosaur with wings that were good for soaring, and it could probably fly.2
Para expertos en dinos
- Nome científico
- Caviramus
- Bautizado por
- Fröbisch and Fröbisch 20063
- Grupo
- Réptiles voadores
- Familia / clado
- Pterosauria3
- Clasificación
- Pterosauria3
- Idade das rochas
- de 211 a 201 millóns de anos (Norian / Rhaetian)3
- Formacións rochosas
- Kössen3
- Países
- Suíza3
- Rexistros fósiles
- 1 na Paleobiology Database3
- Descubrimento
- Caviramus was named in 2006 by paleontologists Nadia Fröbisch and Jörg Fröbisch, based on a lower jaw found in the Swiss Alps.31
- Aínda en debate
- Scientists are not sure if another pterosaur called Raeticodactylus is actually the same animal as Caviramus.2
De onde veñen os datos
- UPPER TRIASSIC OF THE NORTHERN CALCAREOUS (redpath-staff.mcgill.ca)
- Caviramus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Caviramus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.
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