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Nemicolopterus

Il num vul dir: “hidden flying forest dweller”1

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Nemicolopterus was a tiny flying reptile that lived in the forests of ancient China. It was about as big as a sparrow and had curved claws on its feet for gripping tree branches. This little pterosaur probably spent its life flitting through the treetops hunting for insects.1

Fatg divertent: ils pterosaurs sgulavan sur ils dinosaurs, ma els eran lur cusrins, betg dinosaurs sezs.

Viveva

avant 121 fin 113 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Luzhougou, Yaolugou Town, Jianchang County, Huludao City, western Liaoning Province, China1

Ladezza da las alas

0,25 m (0,8 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 52 km/h (32 mph)

Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant ladas eran sias alas?

pudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 7,3 secundas

Quant grond era Nemicolopterus cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn arcunà u tramess.

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

Nemicolopterus var 52 km/h (32 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Nemicolopterus is one of the smallest pterosaurs ever found, with a wingspan of only about 25 centimeters (10 inches).1

Its feet had strongly curved claws, more curved than any other pterodactyloid pterosaur, which helped it grip tree branches.1

Nemicolopterus lived about 120 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1

It is the only pterosaur known with a well-developed triangular process on the thigh bone above the knee joint.1

Nemicolopterus is a close relative of giant pterosaurs like Quetzalcoatlus, which had a wingspan of about 10 meters (33 feet).1

The fossil of Nemicolopterus was found in lake sediments, but its curved claws show it lived in trees.1

Nemicolopterus had no teeth and a long, pointed skull about 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) long.1

Maletg da Nemicolopterus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Nemicolopterus pudess avair guardà ora, fatg d'in computer tenor quai che la scienza sa. I sa tracta d'ina supposiziun: l'animal vair ha forsa guardà ora auter, e sias colurs vairas èn nunenconuschentas.

tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Nemicolopterus

?Was Nemicolopterus a baby pterosaur?

Scientists disagree. The original study said it was a sub-adult, but a 2021 study argued it was a young juvenile or hatchling of Sinopterus. So nobody knows for sure.2 1

?How big was Nemicolopterus?

About 25 centimeters (10 inches) across the wings. That is about as wide as a sheet of paper.2 1

?What did Nemicolopterus eat?

It probably ate insects. Its toothless beak and small size suggest it snatched bugs in the forest canopy.1

?Where did Nemicolopterus live?

It lived in the forests of northeastern China, about 120 million years ago. Its curved claws helped it grip tree branches.2 1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Nemicolopterus
Numnà da: Wang et al. 20083
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Azhdarchoidea3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 121 fin 113 milliuns onns (Aptian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Jiufotang3
Pajais: China3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Nemicolopterus was named in 2008 by Wang Xiaolin and colleagues based on a nearly complete skeleton found in the Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning, China.3 1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure if Nemicolopterus is a juvenile of another pterosaur species, because the only known fossil is from an immature individual.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Discovery of a rare arboreal forest-dwelling flying reptile (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from China - PMC (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Nemicolopterus (en.wikipedia.org)
Nemicolopterus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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