恐龍卡第 0242 張，共 2 027 張

Barbosania

名字的意思： “Barbosa's (named after Professor Miguel Barbosa) slender snout”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Barbosania was a flying reptile that soared over ancient seas. It had a long, slender snout and no crest on its head. It used its sharp teeth to catch slippery fish.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

120 到 113 百萬年前2

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Northeastern Brazil, in the Romualdo Formation of the Santana Group.1

長度

0.2095 m (0.7 ft)1

最高速度

時速約 30 公里（19 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？

跟 7 塊積木排成一排一樣長能在 13 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Barbosania 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)

Barbosania 時速約 30 公里 (19 mph)

一匹飛奔的馬 時速約 65 公里 (40 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

Barbosania had no crest on its snout or head, which is unusual for its group.1

It had 13 back vertebrae, while most related pterosaurs had 12.1

Its skull was about 392 millimetres (15.4 inches) long, and its body was about 209.5 millimetres (8.2 inches) long.1

The first four pairs of teeth were very long, forming a basket-like trap for slippery prey.1

It had at least 24 teeth in the upper jaw and 20 in the lower jaw, for a total of 88 teeth.1

The fossil was probably from a subadult, but some bones were fused, which is confusing.1

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

?How big was Barbosania?

Its skull was about 392 millimetres (15.4 inches) long and its body was about 209.5 millimetres (8.2 inches) long. It was a medium-sized pterosaur.1

?Did Barbosania have a crest?

No, Barbosania had no crest on its snout or head. This is unusual for its group and helps tell it apart from other pterosaurs.1

?What did Barbosania eat?

It ate slippery prey like fish or squids. Its first four pairs of teeth were very long and formed a basket-like trap to catch them.1

迷思破解王

迷思： Some people think Barbosania is a dinosaur because it lived long ago and had teeth.

真相： Barbosania is a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Barbosania
命名者: Elgin and Frey 20112
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Ornithocheiridae2
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea2
岩石的年代: 120 到 113 百萬年 (Aptian)2
岩層: Crato, Romualdo2
國家: 巴西2
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆2
發現: Barbosania was named by Ross A. Elgin and Eberhard Frey in 2011. The fossil was bought from fossil poachers and is now in a museum in Portugal.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure if Barbosania was fully grown, because some bones were fused but others were not.1