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Nyctosaurus

O nome significa: “night lizard”1
Comía: PeixeRéptiles voadoresCretáceo Inferior a Cretáceo SuperiorTecnicamente non é un dinosauro

Nyctosaurus was a flying reptile that lived over a shallow sea. It had huge wings like an albatross and a giant antler-like crest on its head. It spent almost all its time in the air, rarely landing.1

Dato curioso: os pterosauros voaban por riba dos dinosauros, pero eran os seus curmáns, non dinosauros.
Viviu
hai entre 110 e 66 millóns de anos4
Cretáceo Inferior a Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Kansas, USA, and possibly Brazil and Mexico14
Lonxitude
0,376 m (1,2 ft)1
Envergadura
2 a 2,9 m (6,6 a 9,5 ft)1
Peso
1,86 kg a 4,01 kg (4 a 9 lb)12
Velocidade máxima
uns 55 km/h (34 mph)
Voar, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Nyctosaurus uns 0,376 m de longo (1,2 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)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 1 gatos domésticos
máis ou menos tan pesado coma un gato domésticotan pesado coma 33 plátanostan longo coma 12 pezas de construción en filapodería voar sobre un campo de fútbol enteiro en 6,9 segundos

Como era de grande Nyctosaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Nyctosaurus had no claws on its wings, so it could not climb trees or cliffs. It probably spent almost its whole life flying.1

2

Some Nyctosaurus had a huge antler-like crest on its head, bigger than its skull.1

3

Nyctosaurus was a close relative of Pteranodon, but much smaller. Its wingspan was only about 2 to 3 meters (6.6 to 9.8 feet).1

4

It lived about 85 to 84.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous. That is a short time compared to its relative Pteranodon.1

5

Nyctosaurus fossils are found in rocks that were once the bottom of a shallow sea called the Western Interior Seaway.1

6

Scientists think Nyctosaurus flew like a modern albatross, soaring long distances without flapping much.1

7

The first Nyctosaurus fossil was named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1876. He first thought it was a species of Pteranodon.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Nyctosaurus feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Nyctosaurus, 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 Nyctosaurus

?What did Nyctosaurus eat?

It ate fish. Nyctosaurus was a piscivore (fish-eater) that soared over the sea and caught fish with its long, pointed beak.13

?How big was Nyctosaurus?

Nyctosaurus was a mid-sized pterosaur with a wingspan of about 2 to 3 metres (6.6 to 9.8 feet). Its body was about 38 centimetres (1.2 feet) long and it weighed around 1.9 kilograms (4.1 pounds).1

?Did Nyctosaurus have teeth?

No, Nyctosaurus had no teeth. Its jaws were long, pointed and beak-like, perfect for catching fish.3

?Why did Nyctosaurus have a crest?

Scientists think the huge antler-like crest was used for display, like a peacock's tail, to attract mates or show off. It was not used for flying.1

?Could Nyctosaurus walk on land?

It probably could not walk well. Nyctosaurus had no claws on its wings and its hand bones were very reduced, so it likely spent almost its whole life flying and rarely landed.13

?Is Nyctosaurus a dinosaur?

No, Nyctosaurus is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Nyctosaurus is a dinosaur.

Verdade: Nyctosaurus is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Nyctosaurus
Bautizado por
(Marsh 1876)4
Grupo
Réptiles voadores
Familia / clado
Pterodactyloidea4
Clasificación
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
Idade das rochas
de 110 a 66 millóns de anos (Albian / Maastrichtian)4
Formacións rochosas
Niobrara, Tlayúa, Gramame4
Países
EUA, México, Brasil4
Rexistros fósiles
10 na Paleobiology Database4
Tamén coñecido como
Nyctodactylus (nomes antigos que agora contan como o mesmo animal)4
Descubrimento
The first Nyctosaurus fossils were found in Kansas, USA, and described by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1876. He originally called it Pteranodon gracilis, but later gave it its own name Nyctosaurus.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure how many species of Nyctosaurus really existed. Some species may actually belong to other pterosaur groups.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Nyctosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Nyctosaurus - Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org)
  3. Nyctosaurus — Pteros (pteros.com)
  4. Nyctosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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