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Epapatelo

名字的意思： “wing lizard”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀晚期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Epapatelo was a flying reptile that lived near the coast of ancient Angola. It soared over the ocean and dove into the water to catch fish, just like a modern seabird.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

72 到 66 百萬年前3

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Bentiaba, Namibe Province, Angola3 1

翼展

4.8 到 5.6 m (16 到 18 ft)2 1

最高速度

時速約 72 公里（45 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 5.2 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Epapatelo 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)

Epapatelo 時速約 72 公里 (45 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

Epapatelo is known from only a few bones: a partial upper arm bone and two forearm bones from two different individuals.1

It lived about 71 to 72 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

Epapatelo belonged to a group of pterosaurs called pteranodontians, which were large, toothless flying reptiles.1

The fossils were found in marine rocks, showing that Epapatelo lived near the sea and probably died in the water.1

Epapatelo is one of the few pterosaurs ever found in Africa from the very end of the dinosaur age.1

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

?How big was Epapatelo?

About 4.8 to 5.6 metres (16 to 18 feet) across the wings, based on the two known individuals. Some other bones found in Angola suggest an even larger size.2

?What did Epapatelo eat?

It ate fish. Epapatelo was a piscivore that dove into the ocean to catch its food, much like a modern seabird.1

?When did Epapatelo live?

It lived about 71 to 72 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

?Where was Epapatelo found?

In Angola, near the coast of Namibe Province. The fossils were discovered in marine rocks at a site called Bentiaba.2

給恐龍專家

學名: Epapatelo
命名者: Fernandes et al. 20223
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Aponyctosauria3
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
岩石的年代: 72 到 66 百萬年 (Maastrichtian)3
岩層: Mocuio3
國家: 安哥拉3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: Epapatelo was named in 2022 by a team of scientists led by Alexandra Fernandes. The fossils were found in the Namibe desert of Angola during the Projecto PaleoAngola expeditions.3 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure how big Epapatelo was, because only a few arm bones have been found.1