Vesperopterylus
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
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ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?
ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት
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

ብዛዕባ Vesperopterylus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት
?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
ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር
- ሳይንሳዊ ስም
- Vesperopterylus
- ዝሰመዮ
- Lu et al. 20173
- ጉጅለ
- ዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲ
- ስድራ / ክላድ
- Anurognathidae3
- ምድባ
- Pterosauria3
- ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ
- 121 ክሳብ 113 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Aptian)3
- ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት
- Jiufotang3
- ሃገራት
- ቻይና3
- መዛግብቲ ፎሲል
- 1 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database3
- ርኽበት
- Vesperopterylus was named in 2017 by Lu and colleagues based on a complete skeleton with a skull found in Liaoning, China.31
ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ
- nnhm.org.cn (nnhm.org.cn)
- Vesperopterylus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Vesperopterylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ዕድመ፣ ቦታታት፣ ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት፣ ምድባ።
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