Vesperopterylus

Il num vul dir: “evening wing”3

Mangiava: PeschReptils sgulantsCretacic temprivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Vesperopterylus was a tiny pterosaur that lived in the trees. It had a reversed first toe that helped it grip branches, like a bird perching. It was one of the youngest anurognathid pterosaurs ever found.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

Lamadong, Jianchang, Liaoning Province, China (Jiufotang Formation)3 1

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)

Vesperopterylus 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

Vesperopterylus had a reversed first toe, which is the first time such a feature has been seen in a pterosaur. This toe helped it perch on branches.1

It is the first anurognathid pterosaur from China with a definitely short tail.1

Vesperopterylus lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 121 to 113 million years ago.3

Its name means 'evening wing', referring to its likely crepuscular or nocturnal habits.3

The reversed first toe of Vesperopterylus suggests it spent much of its time in trees, an unusual lifestyle for a pterosaur.1

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

?How big was Vesperopterylus?

Its exact size is not given in the sources, but it was a tiny pterosaur, small enough to perch on tree branches.2

?What did Vesperopterylus eat?

The Paleobiology Database lists it as a volant piscivore, meaning it likely ate fish while flying.3

?Could Vesperopterylus fly?

Yes, it was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, and it could fly. Its name means 'dusk wing'.2

?When did Vesperopterylus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 122 million years ago, based on the Jiufotang Formation.2 3

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Vesperopterylus
Numnà da: Lu et al. 20173
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Anurognathidae3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria3
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: Vesperopterylus was named in 2017 by Lu and colleagues based on a complete skeleton with a skull found in Liaoning, China.3 1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

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

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