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Azhdarcho

名字的意思： “dragon-like creature from Persian mythology”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀晚期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Azhdarcho was a flying reptile from the time of dinosaurs. It had a long, stiff neck like a spear. It swooped over rivers and lakes to catch fish with its toothless beak.1 3

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

94 到 72 百萬年前3

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Uzbekistan (Bissekty Formation), Kazakhstan (Zhirkindek Formation), Tajikistan (Yalovach Formation), and Spain (Vitoria Formation)1 3

翼展

3 到 6 m (9.8 到 20 ft)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？

翅膀跟 3 台腳踏車排成一排一樣寬能在 5.1 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Azhdarcho 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)

Azhdarcho 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

Azhdarcho could not turn its neck at all. It could only bend it up and down a little.1

The name Azhdarcho comes from a Persian word for a dragon-like monster.1

This pterosaur belonged to the same family as Quetzalcoatlus, one of the largest flying animals ever.1

Scientists once thought Azhdarcho skimmed the water for food like a modern skimmer bird, but newer studies suggest it walked on land and hunted like a stork.1

Most Azhdarcho fossils are just neck bones. The first one found was a single vertebra from the Kyzyl Kum desert.1

Azhdarcho lived about 92 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period.1

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

?How big was Azhdarcho?

Most Azhdarcho individuals had a wingspan of 3 to 4 metres, but some larger remains suggest a wingspan of 5 to 6 metres.1

?What did Azhdarcho eat?

Azhdarcho probably ate small animals and carrion, like a stork or ground hornbill. It may have also caught fish, but newer studies say it walked on land to hunt rather than skimming water.1 2

?Could Azhdarcho fly?

Yes, Azhdarcho was a flying reptile. It had wings and could fly, but one scientist thought it needed calm, mild winds to fly well.1

?Where did Azhdarcho live?

Azhdarcho lived in what is now Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and possibly Tajikistan, about 92 million years ago.1

?Is Azhdarcho a dinosaur?

No, Azhdarcho is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1

?Why is it called Azhdarcho?

The name Azhdarcho comes from a Persian word for a dragon-like monster, because its long neck reminded scientists of a mythical dragon.1

迷思破解王

迷思： Azhdarcho was a dinosaur.

真相： Azhdarcho was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.3

給恐龍專家

學名: Azhdarcho
命名者: Nessov 19813
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Azhdarchidae3
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae3
岩石的年代: 94 到 72 百萬年 (Turonian / Campanian)3
岩層: Vitoria, Bissekty, Yalovach3
國家: 西班牙, 烏茲別克, 塔吉克3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 4 筆3
發現: Russian paleontologist Lev A. Nesov named Azhdarcho in 1981. He found the fossils in the Kyzyl Kum desert of Uzbekistan during expeditions from 1974 to 1981.1 3
仍有爭議: Scientists still debate exactly how Azhdarcho and other azhdarchid pterosaurs hunted. Some think they skimmed water, others think they walked on land and grabbed prey like storks.1