Zhenyuanopterus
Zhenyuanopterus was a flying reptile that lived in ancient China. It had a long snout full of needle-like teeth and a wingspan as wide as a small car. It probably hunted fish by swooping down over lakes.1
E tshetse leng?
E ne e le kgolo go le kae?
Diphuka tsa yona di ne di namegile go le kae?
diphuka di le bophara jaaka dibaesekele di le 2 di latelana⚽e ne e ka fofa go kgabaganya lebala lotlhe la kgwele ya dinao mo metsotswaneng e le 6Zhenyuanopterus 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
Zhenyuanopterus had 86 teeth in its upper jaw and 86 in its lower jaw, all long and needle-like.1
Its longest front teeth were more than 10 times longer than its shortest teeth.1
The skull of the first fossil found measured 54.5 centimeters (21.5 inches) long.1
Zhenyuanopterus had a rectangular crest on top of its snout and a small crest at the back of its head.1
Some scientists think Zhenyuanopterus might actually be an adult of a smaller pterosaur called Boreopterus, because the differences could be due to age.1
It lived in a lakeside forest with volcanoes, alongside other pterosaurs like Boreopterus and Feilongus.1

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Zhenyuanopterus
?How big was Zhenyuanopterus?
Its wingspan was about 3.5 to 4 metres (11 to 13 ft). Its skull was 54.5 centimetres (21.5 inches) long.1
?What did Zhenyuanopterus eat?
It probably ate fish and amphibians that lived in lakes. It may have hunted by swimming and trapping prey with its needle-like teeth, like a river dolphin.1
?Did Zhenyuanopterus have a crest?
Yes, it had a rectangular crest on top of its snout and a small crest at the back of its head. Some scientists think younger pterosaurs of the same family did not have a crest yet.1
?Is Zhenyuanopterus a dinosaur?
No, it is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.1
Mothubi wa ditlhamane
Tlhamane: Zhenyuanopterus was a dinosaur.
Boammaaruri: Zhenyuanopterus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1
Ya baitseanape ba didino
- Leina la saense
- Zhenyuanopterus
- Leina le neilwe ke
- Lü 20103
- Setlhopha
- Digagabi tse di fofang
- Lelapa / clade
- Boreopteridae3
- 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
- Zhenyuanopterus was named by paleontologist Lü Junchang in 2010. The first fossil, a complete skeleton, was found at the Huangbanjigou locality in Liaoning, China, and given to Lü by Sun Zhenyuan.1
- Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa
- Scientists are not sure if Zhenyuanopterus is a separate species or just an adult version of Boreopterus.1
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Zhenyuanopterus (en.wikipedia.org)
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Zhenyuanopterus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.
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