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Scaphognathus

Il num vul dir: “boat jaw”1

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Scaphognathus was a small pterosaur with a blunt snout and a long tail. It flew over warm Jurassic lagoons and snatched fish from the water. Unlike many pterosaurs, it was probably awake during the day.1

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

Viveva

avant 168 fin 143 milliuns onns3

Giurassic mesaun fin Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Solnhofen Limestone in Germany, and possibly the Tiaojishan Formation in China3 1

Ladezza da las alas

0,9 m (3 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 35 km/h (22 mph)

Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant ladas eran sias alas?

uschè lung sco 2 giats da chasa dal nas a la cuapudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 11 secundas

Quant grond era Scaphognathus 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)

Scaphognathus var 35 km/h (22 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Scaphognathus had a short, blunt skull only about 11 centimetres (4.5 inches) long.1

It had 16 teeth in the upper jaw and 10 in the lower jaw, and they pointed straight up and down, not forward.1

A second specimen found was much smaller, with a wingspan of only 50 centimetres (20 inches), and scientists think it was a juvenile.1

Scaphognathus lived during the Late Jurassic, about 155 to 150 million years ago.1

Its eye bones (scleral rings) suggest it was diurnal, or active during the day, unlike some other pterosaurs that were nocturnal.1

The first fossil was described in 1831 by August Goldfuss, who thought it was a species of Pterodactylus.1

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

?How big was Scaphognathus?

Scaphognathus had a wingspan of about 0.9 metres (3 feet). A second, smaller specimen had a wingspan of only about 50 centimetres (20 inches) and was probably a juvenile.1 2

?What did Scaphognathus eat?

Scaphognathus was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat. Its main food was a type of ancient fish called Pholidophorus.2

?Was Scaphognathus a dinosaur?

No, Scaphognathus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur. It lived during the Late Jurassic, about 155 to 150 million years ago.1 2

?Why did Scaphognathus have a long tail?

Scaphognathus had a long tail that ended in a leaf-shaped flap. This probably helped it steer and balance while flying, like a rudder on a boat.2

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Scaphognathus is sometimes confused with Rhamphorhynchus because both have long tails.

Vardad: Scaphognathus had a shorter, blunter skull and vertical teeth, while Rhamphorhynchus had a longer, thinner skull with forward-pointing teeth.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Scaphognathus
Numnà da: Wagner 18613
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Rhamphorhynchidae3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Rhamphorhynchidae3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 168 fin 143 milliuns onns (Bathonian / Tithonian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Solnhofener Plattenkalk, Tiaojishan3
Pajais: Germania, China3
Chats da fossils: 3 en The Paleobiology Database3
Era enconuschent sco: Brachytrachelus, Pachyrhamphus (nums pli vegls che valan ussa sco il medem animal)3
Scuverta: The first Scaphognathus fossil was described by August Goldfuss in 1831 from the Solnhofen Limestone near Eichstätt, Germany. He originally named it a new species of Pterodactylus. In 1861, Johann Wagner gave it its own genus name Scaphognathus.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure whether some fossils from China belong to Scaphognathus or to a related pterosaur.3

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Scaphognathus (en.wikipedia.org)
Scaphognathus Facts for Kids (kids.kiddle.co)
Scaphognathus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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