Rhamphinion

Il num vul dir: “beak nape”1

Mangiava: PeschReptils sgulantsGiurassic temprivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Rhamphinion was an early flying reptile that soared over what is now Arizona during the Early Jurassic. It was one of the first pterosaurs ever found in the Americas, but we only know it from a few pieces of its skull.1 2

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

Viveva

avant 200 fin 184 milliuns onns3

Giurassic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Kayenta Formation, northeastern Arizona, USA1 3

Spertadad maximala

var 52 km/h (32 mph)

Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

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)

Rhamphinion 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

Rhamphinion lived about 196 to 183 million years ago, during the Early Jurassic.1

The only known fossils are three pieces of skull: an occipital bone, part of a left jugal (cheek bone), and two teeth with a possible jaw fragment.1 2

Its name comes from Greek words meaning 'beak nape', because the fossils come from the back of the skull.1

When it was discovered in 1978, Rhamphinion was the oldest pterosaur known from the Western Hemisphere.1

The fossils were found by an expedition led by Farish A. Jenkins Jr., and the species name jenkinsi honors him.1

A nearly complete wing bone (fourth metacarpal) found nearby might belong to Rhamphinion, but scientists are not sure.1

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

?Is Rhamphinion a dinosaur?

No, Rhamphinion is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1

?How big was Rhamphinion?

Nobody knows for sure because only a few skull pieces have been found, but it was a small pterosaur.1

?What did Rhamphinion eat?

Scientists are not certain, but as a basal pterosaur it likely ate small animals like insects or fish.1

?When did Rhamphinion live?

Rhamphinion lived during the Early Jurassic, about 196 to 183 million years ago.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Rhamphinion
Numnà da: Padian 19843
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Rhamphorhynchoidea3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 200 fin 184 milliuns onns (Sinemurian / Pliensbachian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Kayenta3
Pajais: USA3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Rhamphinion was named in 1984 by Kevin Padian based on skull fragments collected in 1978 from the Kayenta Formation of Arizona. The fossils were found by an expedition from Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology and the Museum of Northern Arizona.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly where Rhamphinion fits in the pterosaur family tree because the fossils are so fragmentary. It might be related to Dimorphodon, but its classification remains uncertain.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Rhamphinion (en.wikipedia.org)
Pterosaur remains from the Kayenta Formation (?Early Jurassic) of Arizona | The Palaeontological Association (palass.org)
Rhamphinion in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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