恐龍卡第 0712 張，共 2 027 張

Germanodactylus

名字的意思： “German finger”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類侏羅紀晚期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Germanodactylus was a small pterosaur that flew over warm lagoons during the Late Jurassic. It had a pointed beak and a fancy crest on its head, which may have been used to attract mates.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

155 到 145 百萬年前2

侏羅紀晚期

化石發現地

Germany and England1 2

翼展

0.98 到 1.08 m (3.2 到 3.5 ft)1

最高速度

時速約 37 公里（23 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 2 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長能在 10 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Germanodactylus 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)

Germanodactylus 時速約 37 公里 (23 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

Germanodactylus had a head crest with a bony part and a soft-tissue part that more than doubled its height. The soft part was probably made of skin-like material.1

Its skull was about 13 centimeters (5.1 inches) long for G. cristatus, and 21 centimeters (8.3 inches) for G. rhamphastinus.1

Germanodactylus had sharp teeth, with about 13 teeth in each side of the upper jaw for G. cristatus, and 16 for G. rhamphastinus.1

For a long time, scientists thought Germanodactylus was just a species of Pterodactylus, but it got its own genus in 1964.1

Some scientists think the two species of Germanodactylus might not be closely related, and one might belong to a different group.1

Germanodactylus lived about 150 to 148 million years ago, during the Late Jurassic period.1

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

?Was Germanodactylus a dinosaur?

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

?How big was Germanodactylus?

Germanodactylus was about the size of a raven. G. cristatus had a wingspan of about 0.98 meters (3.2 feet), and G. rhamphastinus was a bit larger with a wingspan of 1.08 meters (3.5 feet).1

?What did Germanodactylus eat?

Scientists are not sure exactly what it ate, but its sharp teeth suggest it may have eaten fish or other small animals.1

?Why did Germanodactylus have a crest?

The crest may have been used to attract mates, like a peacock's tail. It had a bony part and a soft part that more than doubled its height.1

迷思破解王

迷思： Germanodactylus was a dinosaur.

真相： Germanodactylus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Germanodactylus
命名者: Young 19642
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Lophocratia2
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea2
岩石的年代: 155 到 145 百萬年 (Kimmeridgian / Tithonian)2
岩層: Solnhofen, Kimmeridge Clay, Altmühltal2
國家: 德國, 英國2
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 5 筆2
發現: The first specimen was found in the Solnhofen Limestone of Germany and was named Pterodactylus cristatus by Carl Wiman in 1925. Yang Zhongjian gave it its own genus, Germanodactylus, in 1964.1
仍有爭議: Scientists still debate whether the two species of Germanodactylus belong in the same genus, or if one should be moved to a new genus.1