恐龍卡第 0658 張，共 2 027 張

Ferrodraco

名字的意思： “iron dragon”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀晚期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Ferrodraco was a flying reptile that soared over ancient Australia about 95 million years ago. It had a wingspan as wide as a small car and used its long, spike‑shaped teeth to catch 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

100 到 90 百萬年前3

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Queensland, Australia3 1

長度

0.6 m (2 ft)2

翼展

4 m (13 ft)1

體重

10 kg (22 lb)2

最高速度

時速約 63 公里（39 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 2.5 隻家貓一樣重

跟 3 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 83 根香蕉一樣重能在 6 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Ferrodraco 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)

Ferrodraco 時速約 63 公里 (39 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

Ferrodraco is the most complete pterosaur ever found in Australia. Most Australian pterosaurs are known from just a few bones.1

Its name means 'iron dragon' because the fossil bones were preserved in a hard, iron‑rich rock called ironstone.1

Ferrodraco had a crest on its upper jaw and lower jaw, and its teeth were shaped like spikes with round bases.1

The first tooth on each side of the upper and lower jaws was smaller than the teeth behind it. The fourth through seventh teeth were also smaller than the third and eighth teeth.1

Ferrodraco lived during the Cenomanian to early Turonian period, about 100 to 90 million years ago. It might have been one of the last of its group, the anhanguerians, to survive.1

The fossil was discovered in April 2017 by one of the scientists who later described it, while exploring a site in Queensland called the 'Pterosaur Site'.1

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

?How big was Ferrodraco?

Ferrodraco had a wingspan of about 4 metres (13 feet) and weighed about 10 kilograms (22 pounds).2 1

?What did Ferrodraco eat?

Ferrodraco ate fish. It had long, spike-shaped teeth that were perfect for catching fish.1 2

?Where was Ferrodraco found?

Ferrodraco was found in Queensland, Australia, at a site called the 'Pterosaur Site' on Belmont Station near Winton.1 2

?Is Ferrodraco a dinosaur?

No, Ferrodraco is not a dinosaur. It is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs.2 1

給恐龍專家

學名: Ferrodraco
命名者: Pentland et al. 20193
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Anhangueridae3
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
岩石的年代: 100 到 90 百萬年 (Cenomanian / Turonian)3
岩層: Winton3
國家: 澳洲3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: Ferrodraco was named and described in 2019 by Adele Pentland and her team. The species name 'lentoni' honors Graham 'Butch' Lenton, a former mayor of Winton who supported the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure whether Ferrodraco and other anhanguerians survived the end of the Cenomanian period in Australia, or if they died out earlier elsewhere.1