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Nemicolopterus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “hidden flying forest dweller”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ሓሸራታትዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲመጀመርታ ክሬታሸስብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Nemicolopterus was a tiny flying reptile that lived in the forests of ancient China. It was about as big as a sparrow and had curved claws on its feet for gripping tree branches. This little pterosaur probably spent its life flitting through the treetops hunting for insects.1

ደስ ዝብል ሓቂ: ፕተሮሰራት ኣብ ልዕሊ ዳይኖሰራት ይነፍሩ ነበሩ፣ ግን ባዕሎም ዳይኖሰራት ኣይነበሩን፣ ኣዝማዶም እዮም ነይሮም።

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 121 ክሳብ 113 ሚልዮን ዓመት3

መጀመርታ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Luzhougou, Yaolugou Town, Jianchang County, Huludao City, western Liaoning Province, China1

ስፍሓት ኣኽናፍ

0.25 m (0.8 ft)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 52 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (32 ማይል/ሰ)

ምንፋር, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ኣኽናፉ ክንደይ ሰፊሖም ነይሮም?

ምሉእ ሜዳ ኩዕሶ እግሪ ኣብ 7.3 ካልኢት ክነፍሮ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Nemicolopterus ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ቀሊል ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዝዕቀብ ወይ ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ዝለኣኽ የለን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (3 mph)

ብሽክለታ ዝጋልብ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (7 mph)

Nemicolopterus ኣስታት 52 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (32 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Nemicolopterus is one of the smallest pterosaurs ever found, with a wingspan of only about 25 centimeters (10 inches).1

Its feet had strongly curved claws, more curved than any other pterodactyloid pterosaur, which helped it grip tree branches.1

Nemicolopterus lived about 120 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1

It is the only pterosaur known with a well-developed triangular process on the thigh bone above the knee joint.1

Nemicolopterus is a close relative of giant pterosaurs like Quetzalcoatlus, which had a wingspan of about 10 meters (33 feet).1

The fossil of Nemicolopterus was found in lake sediments, but its curved claws show it lived in trees.1

Nemicolopterus had no teeth and a long, pointed skull about 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) long.1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Nemicolopterus — ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Nemicolopterus ከመይ ይመስል ከም ዝነበረ ዘርኢ፣ ኮምፒተር ካብቲ ሳይንቲስታት ዝፈልጥዎ ዝሰርሖ። ግምት እዩ: እቲ ሓቀኛ እንስሳ ፍልይ ዝበለ ክመስል ይኽእል፣ ሓቀኛ ሕብሩ ድማ ዝፈልጦ የለን።

ንስኻ ሓቲትካ

ብዛዕባ Nemicolopterus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?Was Nemicolopterus a baby pterosaur?

Scientists disagree. The original study said it was a sub-adult, but a 2021 study argued it was a young juvenile or hatchling of Sinopterus. So nobody knows for sure.2 1

?How big was Nemicolopterus?

About 25 centimeters (10 inches) across the wings. That is about as wide as a sheet of paper.2 1

?What did Nemicolopterus eat?

It probably ate insects. Its toothless beak and small size suggest it snatched bugs in the forest canopy.1

?Where did Nemicolopterus live?

It lived in the forests of northeastern China, about 120 million years ago. Its curved claws helped it grip tree branches.2 1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Nemicolopterus
ዝሰመዮ: Wang et al. 20083
ጉጅለ: ዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲ
ስድራ / ክላድ: Azhdarchoidea3
ምድባ: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 121 ክሳብ 113 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Aptian)3
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Jiufotang3
ሃገራት: ቻይና3
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 1 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database3
ርኽበት: Nemicolopterus was named in 2008 by Wang Xiaolin and colleagues based on a nearly complete skeleton found in the Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning, China.3 1
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists are not sure if Nemicolopterus is a juvenile of another pterosaur species, because the only known fossil is from an immature individual.1