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Ornithodesmus

Il num vul dir: “bird link”1

Mangiava: PeschReptils sgulantsCretacic temprivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Ornithodesmus was a flying reptile that lived about 125 million years ago. It was once thought to be a bird, but scientists now know it was a pterosaur. It soared over the floodplains of what is now the Isle of Wight in England.1

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

Viveva

avant 137 fin 121 milliuns onns2

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Isle of Wight, England1

Lunghezza

1,5 fin 1,8 m (4,9 fin 5,9 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 71 km/h (44 mph)

Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

uschè lung sco 4 giats da chasa dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 10 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 5,3 secundas

Quant grond era Ornithodesmus 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)

Ornithodesmus var 71 km/h (44 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Ornithodesmus was first described in 1887 by Harry Govier Seeley, who thought it was a bird because of its bird-like hip bones.1

The only known fossil of Ornithodesmus is a set of six fused vertebrae from the hip, called a sacrum.1

For many years, scientists mistakenly thought Ornithodesmus was a pterosaur, and other pterosaur fossils were given the same name. Those fossils were later renamed Istiodactylus in 2001.1

The name Ornithodesmus comes from Greek words meaning 'bird link', because Seeley thought it was a link between birds and dinosaurs.1

The species name cluniculus means 'little buttock' in Latin, a reference to the small thigh muscles suggested by the fossil.1

Ornithodesmus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 125 million years ago, in a floodplain environment with rivers and lakes.1

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

?Is Ornithodesmus a dinosaur?

No, Ornithodesmus is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile and not a dinosaur. While some fossils were once confused with dromaeosaurid dinosaurs, it is now classified as an azhdarchoid pterosaur.1

?How big was Ornithodesmus?

Ornithodesmus was small, with a total body length of about 1.5 to 1.8 metres. That is roughly the size of a large dog.1

?What did Ornithodesmus eat?

Nobody knows for sure what Ornithodesmus ate, but as an azhdarchoid pterosaur, it likely fed on small animals or insects. Previous associations with dromaeosaurid teeth were based on misidentifications.1

?When did Ornithodesmus live?

Ornithodesmus lived about 125 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period. It lived in a floodplain environment with rivers and lakes on what is now the Isle of Wight in England.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Ornithodesmus was a bird.

Vardad: Ornithodesmus was actually a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a bird. The confusion happened because its hip bones looked bird-like.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Ornithodesmus
Numnà da: Seeley 18872
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Ornithocheiroidea2
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea2
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 137 fin 121 milliuns onns (Valanginian / Barremian)2
Formaziuns da crap: Wadhurst Clay, Wessex2
Pajais: Reginavel Unì2
Chats da fossils: 2 en The Paleobiology Database2
Scuverta: Ornithodesmus was named by Harry Govier Seeley in 1887 based on a fossil sacrum found by Reverend William Fox in Brook Bay, Isle of Wight, England.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are still unsure exactly what type of pterosaur Ornithodesmus was, because the only known fossil is a small piece of the hip.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Ornithodesmus (en.wikipedia.org)
Ornithodesmus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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