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Huaxiapterus

名字的意思： “Chinese wing”1

吃：植物飛行爬蟲類白堊紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Huaxiapterus was a small pterosaur that flew over ancient lakes in China. It had a long, pointed beak like a parrot and probably ate plants and seeds. Some scientists think it may actually be the same as another pterosaur called Sinopterus.1 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

121 到 113 百萬年前3

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Liaoning Province, China3 1

翼展

1.2 到 1.9 m (3.9 到 6.2 ft)1

體重

最多 2.87 kg (6 lb)1

最高速度

時速約 47 公里（29 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？

牠有多重？

跟 24 根香蕉一樣重

跟 4 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長大約跟一隻家貓一樣重跟 24 根香蕉一樣重能在 8 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Huaxiapterus 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)

Huaxiapterus 時速約 47 公里 (29 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

Huaxiapterus lived about 121 to 113 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period.3

Its name means 'Chinese wing' in Latin.1

Huaxiapterus is a type of tapejarid pterosaur, a group known for their big head crests and short tails.3

Some scientists think Huaxiapterus might actually be the same animal as Sinopterus, because their fossils are very similar.1

The first Huaxiapterus fossil was found in the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, China.3 1

Huaxiapterus had a wingspan of about 1.2 to 1.9 metres (3.9 to 6.2 feet), about as wide as a tall adult human is tall.1

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

?How big was Huaxiapterus?

About 1.2 to 1.9 metres (3.9 to 6.2 feet) in wingspan, which is about as wide as a tall adult human is tall. The largest adults weighed about 2.87 kg (6.3 lb).1 2

?Did Huaxiapterus have teeth?

No, it had a long, pointed beak like a parrot and no teeth.2

?What did Huaxiapterus eat?

It probably ate plants and seeds, based on gut contents found in a similar pterosaur called Sinopterus.2

?Is Huaxiapterus a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1

?When did Huaxiapterus live?

It lived about 121 to 113 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous Period.1

?Could Huaxiapterus fly?

Yes, it was a flying reptile with a wingspan of up to 1.9 metres (6.2 ft).1 2

迷思破解王

迷思： Huaxiapterus is a valid, distinct genus of pterosaur.

真相： Many scientists now think Huaxiapterus is actually the same as Sinopterus, because the differences between them are probably just due to age or growth.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Huaxiapterus
命名者: Lü and Yuan 20053
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Tapejaridae3
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
岩石的年代: 121 到 113 百萬年 (Aptian)3
岩層: Jiufotang3
國家: 中國3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 3 筆3
發現: Huaxiapterus was named by Chinese paleontologists Lü Junchang and Yuan Chongxi in 2005. The first fossils were found in the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, China.3 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure if Huaxiapterus is really a separate genus from Sinopterus, or if all the different species named are just one or two species that changed as they grew.1