Beipiaopterus
Beipiaopterus was a small flying reptile that lived in the Early Cretaceous period. It had a wingspan of about 1 meter (3.3 feet) and its body was only about 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) long. This pterosaur ate fish and had special webbing on its feet.13
E tshetse leng?
E ne e le kgolo go le kae?
E ne e le telele go le kae?
Beipiaopterus e ne e le kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?
Ke dipalo fela mo sebatling sa gago. Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.
E ne e le bonako go le kae?
Dintlha tse di monate
Beipiaopterus had a missing bone in its wing finger: the fourth phalanx was absent. Scientists think this was normal for this pterosaur, not a fossil mistake.1
Fossils of Beipiaopterus preserved soft parts, including wing membranes, a mane on its neck, and webbing between its toes.1
A study of its wing membrane using a scanning electron microscope found many blood vessels. This suggests the wings helped control body temperature.1
Beipiaopterus lived about 125 to 119 million years ago, during the Barremian and Aptian ages of the Early Cretaceous.2
The only known fossil of Beipiaopterus is a partial skeleton of a subadult, missing the skull. It includes neck, back, hip, and tail bones, plus a complete left wing and both hind legs.1
Scientists disagree on exactly where Beipiaopterus fits in the pterosaur family tree. Some think it was a basal member of the Ctenochasmatidae, while others place it in a more advanced group called Pterodaustrini.1

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Beipiaopterus
?Is Beipiaopterus a dinosaur?
No, Beipiaopterus is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1
?How big was Beipiaopterus?
It had a wingspan of about 1 meter (3.3 feet) and a body length of about 50 centimeters (1.6 feet).1
?What did Beipiaopterus eat?
Beipiaopterus ate fish, as stated on the page.1
Ya baitseanape ba didino
- Leina la saense
- Beipiaopterus
- Leina le neilwe ke
- Lü 20033
- Setlhopha
- Digagabi tse di fofang
- Lelapa / clade
- Lophocratia3
- Thulaganyo
- Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
- Bogolo jwa matlapa
- 126 go ya go 120 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Barremian / Aptian)3
- Dibopego tsa matlapa
- Yixian3
- Dinaga
- Tšhaena3
- Direkoto tsa difosili
- 1 mo The Paleobiology Database3
- Go fitlhelwa
- Beipiaopterus was named in 2003 by Chinese paleontologist Lü Junchang. The name comes from Beipiao City in Liaoning Province, and the species name honors paleontologist Professor Chen Peiji.1
- Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa
- Scientists still debate whether Beipiaopterus was a primitive or more advanced member of the ctenochasmatid pterosaurs.1
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Beipiaopterus (en.wikipedia.org)
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Beipiaopterus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.
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