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Guidraco

O nome significa: “malicious ghost dragon”1

Comía: PeixeRéptiles voadoresCretáceo InferiorTecnicamente non é un dinosauro

Guidraco was a flying reptile with a scary name meaning 'malicious ghost dragon'. It had a long beak full of sharp teeth that stuck out in all directions, perfect for snatching fish from the water.1

Dato curioso: os pterosauros voaban por riba dos dinosauros, pero eran os seus curmáns, non dinosauros.

Viviu

hai entre 121 e 113 millóns de anos2

Cretáceo Inferior

Fósiles atopados en

Sihedang near Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province, China1 2

Velocidade máxima

uns 52 km/h (32 mph)

Voar, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico

Xurásico

Cretáceo

Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

Unha persoa camiñando uns 5 km/h (3 mph)

Un neno en bici uns 12 km/h (7 mph)

Guidraco uns 52 km/h (32 mph)

Un cabalo ao galope uns 65 km/h (40 mph)

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

Guidraco had 82 teeth in its head, with the front ones being very long and sticking out far beyond the beak.1

The first tooth in the upper jaw pointed almost straight forward, like a spear.1

Guidraco lived about 120 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1

Its neck vertebrae had large holes that let air sacs enter the bones, making them lighter for flight.1

Guidraco is closely related to Ludodactylus, a pterosaur from Brazil, showing that pterosaurs moved between continents.1

The only fossil found so far is a partial skeleton including a nearly complete skull and neck bones.1

Imaxe de Guidraco feita con IA — Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Guidraco, 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.

ti preguntaches

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Guidraco

?How big was Guidraco?

Its skull was about 38 centimetres (15 inches) long. The rest of its body is not fully known, so its total size is an estimate.1

?What did Guidraco eat?

It ate fish. Its long, interlocking front teeth worked like a trap to grab slippery fish.1

?Where was Guidraco found?

It was found in Liaoning Province, northeast China, in the Jiufotang Formation.1

?Is Guidraco a dinosaur?

No, Guidraco is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1

?Why is it called Guidraco?

Its name means 'malicious ghost dragon' in Chinese and Latin. 'Gui' means ghost in Chinese, and 'draco' means dragon in Latin.1

?Did Guidraco have a crest?

Yes, it had a large, rounded crest on top of its skull, above the eye sockets. It pointed slightly forward.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Guidraco
Bautizado por: Wang et al. 20122
Grupo: Réptiles voadores
Familia / clado: Ornithocheiroidea2
Clasificación: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea2
Idade das rochas: de 121 a 113 millóns de anos (Aptian)2
Formacións rochosas: Jiufotang2
Países: China2
Rexistros fósiles: 1 na Paleobiology Database2
Descubrimento: Guidraco was named in 2012 by Wang Xiaolin, Alexander W.A. Kellner, Jiang Shunxing, and Xin Cheng. The fossil was found in the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, China.1 2
Aínda en debate: Scientists are not sure whether Guidraco belongs to the Anhangueridae family or the Boreopteridae family.1

De onde veñen os datos

Guidraco (en.wikipedia.org)
Guidraco in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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