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Kepodactylus

名字的意思： “garden finger”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類侏羅紀晚期到白堊紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Kepodactylus was a flying reptile that lived during the Late Jurassic period. It had a wingspan of about 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) and likely ate fish.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

149 到 143 百萬年前3

侏羅紀晚期到白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Colorado, USA1 3

翼展

2.5 m (8.2 ft)1

體重

10 kg (22 lb)1

最高速度

時速約 52 公里（32 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 2.5 隻家貓一樣重

翅膀跟 1.5 台腳踏車排成一排一樣寬跟 83 根香蕉一樣重能在 7.3 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Kepodactylus 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)

Kepodactylus 時速約 52 公里 (32 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

Kepodactylus was discovered in 1992 when scientists were digging up a Stegosaurus skeleton in Garden Park, Colorado. They found the pterosaur bones by accident.1

Its name means 'garden finger' because it was found in Garden Park and pterosaurs have a long wing finger.1

Kepodactylus had extra holes in its bones called pneumatic foramina. These holes let air from air sacs enter the bones, making them lighter for flying.1

Scientists think Kepodactylus weighed about 10 kilograms (22 pounds), which is as heavy as a large cat.1

Kepodactylus lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 149 to 143 million years ago.2

Only one specimen of Kepodactylus has been found, and it includes a neck bone, an upper arm bone, finger bones, and a foot bone.1 3

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

?Was Kepodactylus a dinosaur?

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

?How big was Kepodactylus?

Kepodactylus had a wingspan of about 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) and weighed around 10 kilograms (22 pounds), about as heavy as a medium sized dog.1

?What did Kepodactylus eat?

Kepodactylus likely ate fish, as many other pterosaurs with similar long jaws did.1

?Where was Kepodactylus found?

Kepodactylus was discovered in Garden Park, Colorado, in the United States, in rocks from the Late Jurassic period.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Kepodactylus
命名者: Harris and Carpenter 19963
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Lophocratia3
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
岩石的年代: 149 到 143 百萬年 (Tithonian)3
岩層: Morrison3
國家: 美國3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: Kepodactylus was named by Jerald Harris and Kenneth Carpenter in 1996. The fossils were found in 1992 in Garden Park, Colorado, while digging up a Stegosaurus.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly which group of pterosaurs Kepodactylus belongs to. Some studies place it in the family Ctenochasmatidae, while others put it in a larger group called Lophocratia.1 2