Wukongopterus
Wukongopterus was a small flying reptile that lived in what is now China. It had a long tail and a long neck, which made it look a bit like a dragon. It soared over ancient lakes and caught fish with its sharp teeth.1
Yoom jiraate?
Hammam guddaa ture?
Baalleen isaa hammam bal'aa turan?
SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu, Wukongopterus hammam guddaa ture?
Herrega qofa barbaadduu kee keessatti. Wanti tokkollee hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam saffisaa ture?
Odeeffannoowwan bashannansiisoo
Wukongopterus had a broken leg bone that healed while it was alive, showing it survived an injury.1
It had at least 16 short, peg-like teeth on each side of its upper jaw, perfect for catching slippery fish.1
Its neck bones were longer than those of any other known non-pterodactyloid pterosaur, which is a bit like a giraffe's neck among its relatives.1
The first two pairs of teeth in its upper jaw stuck out beyond its lower jaw, a unique feature not seen in other pterosaurs.1
It had a membrane between its hind legs, called a uropatagium, which helped it glide and steer in the air.1
Wukongopterus is one of the youngest long-tailed pterosaurs known, living near the end of the Jurassic period.1

Gaaffiiwwan waa'ee Wukongopterus baay'ee gaafataman
?How big was Wukongopterus?
It was small, with a wingspan of about 73 centimetres (29 inches).2
?What did Wukongopterus eat?
It ate fish, catching them with its sharp, peg-like teeth.2
?When did Wukongopterus live?
It lived during the Middle or Late Jurassic period, about 164 million years ago.2
?Is Wukongopterus a dinosaur?
No, it is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.2
Seenaa sobaa diigaa
Seenaa sobaa: Some people think Wukongopterus was a dinosaur because it lived with dinosaurs.
Dhugaa: It was actually a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is a close cousin of dinosaurs, but not a dinosaur itself.1
Ogeeyyii daayinootiif
- Maqaa saayinsii
- Wukongopterus
- Kan maqaa baase
- Wang et al. 20093
- Garee
- Harkifattoota balali'an
- Maatii / kilaadii
- Monofenestrata3
- Ramaddii
- Pterosauria3
- Umurii dhagaawwanii
- waggaa miliyoona 168 hanga 152 (Bathonian / Kimmeridgian)3
- Caasaawwan dhagaa
- Tiaojishan3
- Biyyoota
- Chaayinaa3
- Galmee fosilii
- 1 The Paleobiology Database keessa3
- Argannoo
- It was named by Wang and colleagues in 2009 based on an almost complete skeleton found in China. The fossil was discovered in rocks that may be from the Daohugou Bed, and it was given the species name lii.1
- Ammallee falmisiisaa
- Scientists are still debating exactly how old the rocks are where Wukongopterus was found, with some saying Late Jurassic and others Early Cretaceous.1
Odeeffannoon eessaa dhufa
- Brasil - An unusual long-tailed pterosaur with elongated neck from western Liaoning of China An unusual long-tailed pterosaur with elongated neck from western Liaoning of China (scielo.br)
- Wukongopterus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Wukongopterus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): umurii, bakkeewwan, caasaawwan dhagaa, ramaddii.
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