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Zhejiangopterus

Erinnya litegeeza: “Zhejiang wing, named after the Chinese province where it was found”1
Yalyanga: EbyennyanjaEbyewalula ebibuukaEnkomerero ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Zhejiangopterus was a huge flying reptile that lived in ancient China. It had a long, toothless beak like a modern bird and a wingspan wider than a car is long. It soared over the Late Cretaceous skies hunting for fish.31

Ekyewuunyisa: pterosawulu zaabuukanga waggulu wa dayinoso, naye zaali ab'oluganda lwazo, so si dayinoso zennyini.
Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 84 okutuuka ku 72 emabega3
Enkomerero ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Aolicun village, Shangpanzhen, Linhai, Zhejiang Province, China31
Obugazi bw'ebiwaawaatiro
5 m (16 ft)1
Obuzito
7.9 kg (17 lb)2
Sipiidi esinga
nga 69 km/h (43 mph)
Okubuuka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Ebyewuunyisa

1

Zhejiangopterus had no teeth at all. Its beak was long, thin and pointed, perfect for grabbing fish.1

2

Its skull was long and low, with a single large oval opening that took up nearly half the length of the head.1

3

The wing finger metacarpal bone was longer than the combined radius and ulna bones in the arm.1

4

Its thigh bone was about one and a half times longer than its upper arm bone.1

5

Zhejiangopterus lived around 81.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

6

It was discovered by a local villager named Chengfa Xu in 1986 while he was splitting rocks in a quarry.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Zhejiangopterus

?How big was Zhejiangopterus?

Its wingspan was first estimated at 5 meters (16.4 feet), but later estimates reduced it to about 3.5 meters (11.5 feet). Its body mass was around 7.9 kilograms (roughly 17 pounds).2

?Did Zhejiangopterus have teeth?

No, it had no teeth at all. Its beak was long, thin, and sharply pointed.2

?What did Zhejiangopterus eat?

It likely ate fish, grabbing them with its long, toothless beak.2

?When did Zhejiangopterus live?

It lived about 81.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period.2

?Where was Zhejiangopterus found?

It was discovered in Zhejiang Province, China, near the city of Linhai.2

?Is Zhejiangopterus a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.2

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Zhejiangopterus
Yatuumibwa
Cai and Wei 19943
Ekibinja
Ebyewalula ebibuuka
Ekika / ekibinja
Azhdarchidae3
Engabanya
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 84 okutuuka ku 72 (Campanian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Tangshang3
Ensi
Cayina3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Zhejiangopterus was named in 1994 by Chinese paleontologists Cai Zhengquan and Wei Feng. The first fossils were found in 1986 by a villager named Chengfa Xu in a quarry near Linhai, Zhejiang, China.31
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure whether Zhejiangopterus belongs to the family Nyctosauridae or Azhdarchidae. Different studies place it in different groups.31

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Zhejiangopterus linhaiensis (Pterosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Linhai, Zhejiang, China (naturalhistory.si.edu)
  2. Zhejiangopterus (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Zhejiangopterus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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