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Hamipterus

名字的意思： “Hami wing”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Hamipterus was a flying reptile with a wingspan as wide as a car! It lived in a big lake area in China and ate fish. Hundreds of Hamipterus fossils were found together, including eggs and soft parts like skin.1 2

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

137 到 133 百萬年前4

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Xinjiang, China (Hami region, Shengjinkou Formation)1 3

翼展

1.5 到 3.5 m (4.9 到 11 ft)1

最高速度

時速約 59 公里（37 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 2 台腳踏車排成一排一樣寬能在 6.4 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Hamipterus 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)

Hamipterus 時速約 59 公里 (37 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

Hamipterus fossils were found in huge numbers, probably from a nesting colony that was buried by a storm. Over 40 individuals were collected, and there may have been hundreds.1

Unlike most pterosaurs, Hamipterus bones are three-dimensional and not squashed flat. Scientists even found the horny sheaths that covered its head crests.1

Five uncrushed eggs were found with the Hamipterus fossils. That is very rare for pterosaurs.1

Hamipterus had a hook-shaped bony process on the tip of its lower jaw, which scientists think helped it grab slippery fish.3

Male and female Hamipterus looked different. The paratype skull is thought to be from a male, while the holotype is probably a female.1

The tooth enamel of Hamipterus was very thin, only covering about half of each tooth crown.1

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

?How big was Hamipterus?

Hamipterus had a wingspan of 1.5 to 3.5 metres, which is about as wide as a small car.1

?Did Hamipterus have feathers?

No, Hamipterus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur. Pterosaurs did not have feathers; they had a fur-like covering called pycnofibers.1

?What did Hamipterus eat?

Hamipterus ate fish. It had a hook-shaped bony process on the tip of its lower jaw that helped it grab slippery fish.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Hamipterus
命名者: Wang et al. 20144
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Pteranodontoidea4
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
岩石的年代: 137 到 133 百萬年 (Valanginian)4
岩層: Shengjinkou4
國家: 中國4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 4 筆4
發現: Hamipterus was named in 2014 by Wang Xiaolin and a team of scientists. The fossils were found in the Hami region of Xinjiang, China, starting in 2006.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly where Hamipterus fits in the pterosaur family tree. It may be close to Istiodactylus, Ludodactylus, or the Anhangueridae.1