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Ornithocheirus

Il num vul dir: “bird hand”1

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Ornithocheirus was a flying reptile that lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 110 million years ago. It had a long, narrow beak with a bumpy crest on top and sharp teeth for catching fish. Even though it was not a dinosaur, it was one of the biggest flying animals of its time.1

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

Viveva

avant 133 fin 90 milliuns onns5

Cretacic tempriv fin Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

United Kingdom (England) and possibly Morocco1 2

Lunghezza

2,5 m (8,2 ft)4

Ladezza da las alas

4,5 fin 6,1 m (15 fin 20 ft)1

Paisa

20 kg fin 45 kg (44 fin 99 lb)1 4

Spertadad maximala

var 74 km/h (46 mph)

Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 2 chauns

uschè lung sco 2,5 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 14 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 11 giats da chasauschè grev sco 9 melunasuschè grev sco 2,5 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 1,5 scolarspudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 5,1 secundas

Quant grond era Ornithocheirus 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)

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

Ornithocheirus var 74 km/h (46 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Ornithocheirus means 'bird hand' because scientists first thought its wing bones looked like a bird's hand.1

Only one species is considered valid today: Ornithocheirus simus. Many other fossils once called Ornithocheirus are now placed in different genera.1

Its fossils were found in the Cambridge Greensand of England, a layer of rock that was once a sandy seabed about 110 million years old.1

Ornithocheirus had a keel-shaped crest on its snout, which may have been used for display or to help it steer in flight.1

Its teeth were mostly straight up and down, not angled outward like those of some of its relatives.1

Early paleontologists like Richard Owen argued about its name. Owen preferred Criorhynchus ('ram beak') because he did not like the idea of evolution.1

Some fossils once thought to be birds, like Cimoliornis and Palaeornis, turned out to be Ornithocheirus or its relatives.1

Maletg da Ornithocheirus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Ornithocheirus 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 Ornithocheirus

?How big was Ornithocheirus?

It was a medium-sized pterosaur with a wingspan of about 5 metres (16 feet) and a body mass of about 20 kilograms (44 pounds).1

?Was Ornithocheirus a dinosaur?

No, Ornithocheirus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur.1

?What did Ornithocheirus eat?

It ate fish, which it caught with its sharp teeth while flying over the sea.1

?When did Ornithocheirus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 110 million years ago.1

?Where was Ornithocheirus found?

Its fossils were found in the Cambridge Greensand of England, and possibly also in Morocco.1

?Why did Ornithocheirus have a crest?

Scientists think the keel-shaped crest on its snout may have been used for display or to help it steer in flight.1

?How fast could Ornithocheirus fly?

Nobody knows for sure, but as a large pterosaur it was probably a strong flier that could cover long distances.1

?Is Ornithocheirus the biggest pterosaur?

No, it was not the biggest. A related pterosaur called Tropeognathus had a wingspan of about 8.2 metres (27 feet), making it the largest toothed pterosaur known.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Many people think Ornithocheirus had a wingspan of 12 metres (40 feet), making it the largest flying reptile ever.

Vardad: That number is exaggerated. Scientists now estimate its wingspan was about 4.5 to 6.1 metres (15 to 20 feet), making it a medium-sized pterosaur.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Ornithocheirus
Numnà da: Seeley 18695
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Ornithocheiroidea5
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 133 fin 90 milliuns onns (Hauterivian / Turonian)5
Formaziuns da crap: West Melbury Marly Chalk, Calcaires à Spatangues, Zig Zag Chalk5
Pajais: Reginavel Unì, Frantscha, Portugal, RD Congo, Russia, Germania5
Chats da fossils: 12 en The Paleobiology Database5
Era enconuschent sco: Cimoliornis, Criorhynchus, Palaeornis (nums pli vegls che valan ussa sco il medem animal)5
Scuverta: The first fossils were found in the 1800s in England and named Pterodactylus simus by Richard Owen in 1861. Harry Seeley later gave it the genus name Ornithocheirus in 1869.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists still debate which fossils truly belong to Ornithocheirus and which belong to similar pterosaurs like Coloborhynchus or Tropeognathus.1 3

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Ornithocheirus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Taxonomic review of the Ornithocheirus complex (Pterosauria) from the Cretaceous of England (zookeys.pensoft.net)
Ornithocheirus — size, diet & habitat | DinoLifePedia (dinolifepedia.com)
Ornithocheirus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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