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Rhamphorhynchus

O nome significa: “beak snout”1

Comía: PeixeRéptiles voadoresXurásico Superior a Cretáceo InferiorTecnicamente non é un dinosauro

Rhamphorhynchus was a flying reptile that lived in the Late Jurassic. It had a very long tail with a diamond-shaped flap at the tip. It used its needle-like teeth to catch slippery fish.1 2

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

Viviu

hai entre 159 e 143 millóns de anos6

Xurásico Superior a Cretáceo Inferior

Fósiles atopados en

Bavaria, Germany (Solnhofen limestone), and also England, Tanzania, Spain and Portugal1 3

Lonxitude

0,5 m (1,6 ft)2

Envergadura

1,8 a 3 m (5,9 a 9,8 ft)1

Peso

0,555 kg a 2,085 kg (1 a 5 lb)4

Velocidade máxima

uns 56 km/h (35 mph)

Voar, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico

Xurásico

Cretáceo

Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 17 plátanos

tan longo coma 3 plátanos postos un tras outromáis ou menos tan pesado coma un gato domésticotan pesado coma 17 plátanostan longo coma 16 pezas de construción en filapodería voar sobre un campo de fútbol enteiro en 6,8 segundos

Como era de grande Rhamphorhynchus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

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

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

Rhamphorhynchus uns 56 km/h (35 mph)

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

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

Its tail was stiffened with ligaments and ended in a diamond-shaped rudder, which may have helped it steer while flying.1 2

Rhamphorhynchus had no teeth at the very tip of its beak, but the rest of its beak held many forward-angled teeth that interlocked to trap fish.1

Fossils of Rhamphorhynchus often show impressions of soft parts, including wing membranes and fuzz-like pycnofibers.1

It probably swam and launched from the water like modern birds, not just flew over the waves.1

Rhamphorhynchus lived about 150 to 148 million years ago, during the late Jurassic Period.1

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

?How big was Rhamphorhynchus?

Most adults had a wingspan of about 1 metre (3.3 feet), but the largest known specimen reached about 1.8 metres (5.9 feet) across. A huge fragmentary fossil may have had a wingspan of over 3 metres (10 feet).1 5

?What did Rhamphorhynchus eat?

It mainly ate fish and squid-like animals called cephalopods. Fossil stomach contents and droppings often contain fish and cephalopod remains.1 2

?Could Rhamphorhynchus swim?

Yes, it probably swam and launched from the water like modern birds. Its broad feet and body shape suggest it was good at swimming.1

?When did Rhamphorhynchus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic Period, about 150 to 148 million years ago.1 2

?Was Rhamphorhynchus a dinosaur?

No, it was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur. Pterosaurs are close cousins of dinosaurs.1 2

?Why did Rhamphorhynchus have a long tail?

The long tail ended in a diamond-shaped flap that may have helped it steer while flying. The tail was stiffened with ligaments to keep it straight.1 2

?Did Rhamphorhynchus have feathers?

It did not have feathers, but it had a fuzzy coat called pycnofibers, which are like simple hairs. These are different from feathers.1

?Where have Rhamphorhynchus fossils been found?

The best fossils come from the Solnhofen limestone in Bavaria, Germany. Fragmentary remains have also been found in England, Tanzania, Spain, and Portugal.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Rhamphorhynchus was a dinosaur.

Verdade: Rhamphorhynchus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Rhamphorhynchus
Bautizado por: Meyer 18476
Grupo: Réptiles voadores
Familia / clado: Rhamphorhynchidae6
Clasificación: Pterosauria > Rhamphorhynchidae6
Idade das rochas: de 159 a 143 millóns de anos (Oxfordian / Tithonian)6
Formacións rochosas: Solnhofen, Solnhofener Plattenkalk, Painten6
Países: Alemaña, Portugal, Tanzania, Reino Unido6
Rexistros fósiles: 30 na Paleobiology Database6
Descubrimento: The first specimen was brought to scientist Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring in 1825. It was later named Ornithocephalus muensteri by Goldfuss in 1831, and then renamed Rhamphorhynchus by Hermann von Meyer in 1847.1 3
Aínda en debate: Scientists still debate exactly how many species of Rhamphorhynchus there were, because many similar fossils have been given different names.1

De onde veñen os datos

Rhamphorhynchus (en.wikipedia.org)
Rhamphorhynchus | Pterosaur, Jurassic & Flying Reptile | Britannica (britannica.com)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Life History of Rhamphorhynchus Inferred from Bone Histology and the Diversity of Pterosaurian Growth Strategies (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
A giant specimen of Rhamphorhynchus muensteri and comments on the ontogeny of rhamphorhynchines (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Rhamphorhynchus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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