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Ceoptera

名字的意思： “mist wing”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類侏羅紀中期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Ceoptera was a flying reptile that lived about 168 to 165 million years ago. It soared over the lagoons of what is now Scotland, catching fish with its beak. This pterosaur is one of the few Middle Jurassic flying reptiles known from more than just a few teeth.2 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

168 到 165 百萬年前7

侏羅紀中期

化石發現地

Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK3 1

翼展

1.6 m (5.2 ft)4 3 5

最高速度

時速約 43 公里（27 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？

跟 3 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長能在 8.8 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Ceoptera 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)

Ceoptera 時速約 43 公里 (27 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

Ceoptera is one of only four Middle Jurassic pterosaurs known from an associated skeleton, meaning bones that were found together.3

Many of Ceoptera's bones are still completely hidden inside rock and can only be studied using CT scans, like a medical scanner.1

Ceoptera belongs to a group called Darwinoptera, and its discovery shows that this group was more widespread than scientists thought, with relatives also found in China.1

The name Ceoptera comes from the Scottish Gaelic word for mist, because the Isle of Skye is often called the 'Isle of Mist'.1

Ceoptera lived in a warm, shallow lagoon environment alongside sharks, crocodilians, and early mammals.3

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

?How big was Ceoptera?

Ceoptera had a wingspan of about 1.6 metres (5.2 feet), making it roughly the size of a large hawk.6 5

?When did Ceoptera live?

Ceoptera lived about 168 to 165 million years ago, during the Middle Jurassic period.6 5

?What did Ceoptera eat?

Ceoptera likely ate fish, catching them with its beak while flying over lagoons.5

?Is Ceoptera a dinosaur?

No, Ceoptera is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.6 5

給恐龍專家

學名: Ceoptera
命名者: Martin-Silverstone et al. 20237
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Darwinoptera7
分類: Pterosauria7
岩石的年代: 168 到 165 百萬年 (Bathonian)7
岩層: Kilmaluag7
國家: 英國7
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆7
發現: Ceoptera was named in 2023 by Elizabeth Martin-Silverstone and colleagues. The partial skeleton was found on a boulder on a beach on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, and was collected using hand tools and a small angle-grinder.2 3
仍有爭議: Scientists are still debating exactly how Ceoptera is related to other pterosaurs, because the Middle Jurassic fossil record is very sparse.3