Pterorhynchus
Pterorhynchus was a flying reptile that lived about 164 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period. It had a big crest on its head and a long tail, and it flew over ancient China.14
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Pterorhynchus had a head crest made of both bone and soft tissue, which was unusual for long-tailed pterosaurs.12
Its body was covered in hair-like structures called pycnofibers, which may have helped keep it warm.1
The tail of Pterorhynchus was about as long as its wing, and it had a diamond-shaped flap at the end.12
The head crest was so large that scientists think it helped the animal steer while flying, like a rudder.2
The only known fossil is a nearly complete skeleton with preserved skin and other soft parts.1
The crest may have had a camouflage pattern, based on vertical stripes seen at its base.1

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?How big was Pterorhynchus?
Pterorhynchus had a wingspan of about 85 centimetres (33 inches) and a skull about 11.8 centimetres (4.6 inches) long.13
?What did Pterorhynchus eat?
Its robust teeth suggest it ate small animals, possibly including fish and insects, though the exact diet is not known for sure.3
?Did Pterorhynchus have feathers?
Pterorhynchus had hair-like pycnofibers covering its body, not feathers. Some scientists think these might be related to dinosaur feathers, but this is debated.1
?Why did Pterorhynchus have a crest?
The crest likely helped with steering during flight, acting like a rudder, and may have had a camouflage pattern.1
Omumenyi w'enfumo
Enfumo: Pterorhynchus was a dinosaur.
Amazima: Pterorhynchus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1
Eri abakugu mu dayinoso
- Erinnya lya ssaayansi
- Pterorhynchus
- Yatuumibwa
- Czerkas and Ji 20024
- Ekibinja
- Ebyewalula ebibuuka
- Ekika / ekibinja
- Rhamphorhynchidae4
- Engabanya
- Pterosauria > Rhamphorhynchidae4
- Emyaka gy'enjazi
- emyaka obukadde 165 okutuuka ku 162 (Callovian)4
- Ensengeka z'enjazi
- Tiaojishan4
- Ensi
- Cayina4
- Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
- 1 mu The Paleobiology Database4
- Okuzuulibwa
- Pterorhynchus was named in 2002 by Stephen Czerkas and Ji Qiang, based on a fossil found in the Daohugou Beds of China.1
- Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
- Scientists debate whether the hair-like fibers on Pterorhynchus are related to feathers or evolved separately.12
Ebituufu gye biva
- Pterorhynchus (en.wikipedia.org)
- papers for web abriged 7-10-05 SCB-2.pmd (dinosaur-museum.org)
- Pterorhynchus (prehistoric-wildlife.com)
- Pterorhynchus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.
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