恐龍卡第 0113 張，共 2 027 張

Anhanguera

名字的意思： “old spirit”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀早期到白堊紀晚期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Anhanguera was a flying reptile that soared over ancient seas. It had a long, toothy beak and a wingspan as wide as a car. It was not a dinosaur, but a pterosaur, a close cousin of dinosaurs.1

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

137 到 94 百萬年前4

白堊紀早期到白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Brazil, Morocco, Australia, the United Kingdom, Colombia, and Egypt1 4

長度

2 m (6.6 ft)2

翼展

4.6 m (15 ft)1

體重

6.5 kg 到 30 kg (14 到 66 lb)2

最高速度

時速約 66 公里（41 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？

牠有多長？

牠有多重？

跟 8 隻家貓一樣重

跟 4 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 11 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 6 顆西瓜一樣重能在 5.7 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Anhanguera 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)

Anhanguera 時速約 66 公里 (41 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

Anhanguera had a crest on the front of its upper jaw, but it was set farther back on the skull than in its close relatives Coloborhynchus and Ornithocheirus.1

Some Anhanguera fossils have a small, blunt crest at the back of the skull, similar to other pteranodontoids.1

A study in 2003 showed that Anhanguera likely held its head at an angle to the ground, based on its inner ear structure, which helped it keep its balance.1

Anhanguera had bony rings in its eye sockets called scleral rings, which may have supported its eyes, similar to modern birds.1

The name Anhanguera comes from the Tupi language and means 'old spirit' or 'spirit protector of the animals'.1

Anhanguera lived during the Early to Late Cretaceous, from about 112 to 93 million years ago.1

Anhanguera 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Anhanguera 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 Anhanguera 最常被問的問題

?How big was Anhanguera?

Anhanguera had a wingspan of about 4.6 meters (15 ft).1

?What did Anhanguera eat?

Anhanguera ate fish. It had sharp, curved teeth to pierce and grip slippery fish.1 3

?Why did Anhanguera have a crest?

Scientists aren't sure. It might have been for display to attract mates or show off, or it might have helped the animal eat.3

?Could Anhanguera fly?

Yes, Anhanguera was a flying reptile. It had thin, light bones to save weight and a large brain area for coordinating flight, similar to birds.3

?When did Anhanguera live?

Anhanguera lived during the Early to Late Cretaceous, from about 112 to 93 million years ago.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Anhanguera
命名者: Campos and Kellner 19854
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Ornithocheiroidea4
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
岩石的年代: 137 到 94 百萬年 (Valanginian / Cenomanian)4
岩層: Romualdo, West Melbury Marly Chalk, Toolebuc4
國家: 巴西, 英國, 澳洲, 摩洛哥, 埃及, 哥倫比亞4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 18 筆4
發現: Anhanguera was named in 1985 by Brazilian paleontologists Diogenes de Almeida Campos and Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner, based on a complete skull found in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil.1 4
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure whether the crests on the jaws were present in all Anhanguera individuals or only in some, possibly depending on age or sex.1