恐龍卡第 0055 張，共 2 027 張

Alanqa

名字的意思： “from the Arabic word al-'Anqā', a mythical bird like a phoenix”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀晚期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Alanqa was a giant flying reptile that soared over ancient rivers in what is now Morocco. It had a long, straight, pointed beak with no teeth, perfect for scooping up fish and other small animals.2

趣味小知識：翼龍在恐龍頭上飛來飛去，但牠們是恐龍的親戚，不是恐龍喔。

生存年代

100 到 94 百萬年前4

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Kem Kem Group, southeastern Morocco1 2

翼展

3 到 6 m (9.8 到 20 ft)2 1

體重

16 kg 到 37 kg (35 到 82 lb)1

最高速度

時速約 74 公里（46 英里）

飛行, 估計值

牠生活在什麼時候？

三疊紀

侏羅紀

白堊紀

2 億 5200 萬年前20114566，小行星撞地球

牠有多大？

牠的翅膀有多寬？

牠有多重？

跟 9 隻家貓一樣重

翅膀跟 3 台腳踏車排成一排一樣寬跟 7 顆西瓜一樣重能在 5.1 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Alanqa 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡算算數學。什麼都不會被儲存或傳送出去。

牠有多快？

走路的人 時速約 5 公里 (3 mph)

騎腳踏車的小朋友 時速約 12 公里 (7 mph)

一匹飛奔的馬 時速約 65 公里 (40 mph)

Alanqa 時速約 74 公里 (46 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

Alanqa is known from only five jaw fragments and possibly one neck vertebra, so scientists have not found a full skeleton yet.1

Its beak was straight and pointed, like a spear, and it had a raised bump on the top of its lower jaw near the back.2

The largest Alanqa individuals may have had a wingspan as wide as a small airplane, about 6 meters (20 feet).2 1

Alanqa lived alongside huge meat-eating dinosaurs like Spinosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus, which might have hunted it.1

The Kem Kem Beds where Alanqa was found were once a freshwater delta, full of rivers and swamps.1

Two of the jaw fragments were first described in 1999 but were not named until 2010, when scientists realized they belonged to a new species.1

Alanqa 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Alanqa 可能的樣子。這只是猜測：真正的動物可能長得不一樣，也沒有人知道牠真正的顏色。

你們都在問

關於 Alanqa 最常被問的問題

?How big was Alanqa?

Most Alanqa individuals had a wingspan of about 4 meters (13 feet), but a larger neck vertebra suggests some reached 6 meters (20 feet). An individual of that size would have weighed 16 to 37 kilograms (35 to 82 pounds).1

?What did Alanqa eat?

Alanqa probably ate small animals like crustaceans, mollusks, amphibians, small reptiles, and even small or juvenile dinosaurs. Grooves in its jaw suggest it also crushed hard foods like mollusks and seeds.1

?Is Alanqa a dinosaur?

No, Alanqa is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1

?Where was Alanqa found?

Alanqa was found in the Kem Kem Group of southeastern Morocco, in a place called Aferdou N'Chaft near the village of Begaa.1

?When did Alanqa live?

Alanqa lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Cenomanian stage, about 100 to 93 million years ago.1

?Did Alanqa have teeth?

No, Alanqa had no teeth. Its jaws were straight and pointed, like a spear, perfect for scooping up food.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Alanqa
命名者: Ibrahim et al. 20104
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Azhdarchidae4
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae4
岩石的年代: 100 到 94 百萬年 (Cenomanian)4
岩層: Ifezouane4
國家: 摩洛哥4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 4 筆4
發現: Alanqa was named in 2010 by Ibrahim and colleagues based on a nearly complete lower jaw found at Aferdou N'Chaft, Morocco, in 2008.2 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure if the large neck vertebra really belongs to Alanqa or to a different, even bigger pterosaur.2 1