恐龍卡第 0995 張，共 2 027 張

Kunpengopterus

名字的意思： “Kunpeng wing”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類侏羅紀中期到侏羅紀晚期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Kunpengopterus was a flying reptile that lived in what is now China during the Jurassic Period. It had a long tail and a head like a bird, and it ate fish.2 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

168 到 152 百萬年前6

侏羅紀中期到侏羅紀晚期

化石發現地

Liaoning Province, China2 1

體重

0.11 kg 到 0.22 kg (0 到 0 lb)1

最高速度

時速約 36 公里（22 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？

牠有多重？

跟 2 根香蕉一樣重

比一隻家貓還輕能在 10 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Kunpengopterus 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)

Kunpengopterus 時速約 36 公里 (22 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

Kunpengopterus sinensis is known from two nearly complete skeletons, one adult and one juvenile, found with fossilized vomit pellets nearby.3

The vomit pellets contain scales of palaeonisciform fish, proving that Kunpengopterus ate fish and could vomit indigestible parts.3

Both the adult and juvenile Kunpengopterus had similar teeth and could fly soon after hatching, like some other pterosaurs.3

The name Kunpengopterus comes from Chinese mythology: the Kun was a giant fish that could turn into the Peng, a huge bird.1

Kunpengopterus lived between about 168 and 152 million years ago, during the Late Jurassic Period.2

The type specimen of Kunpengopterus sinensis is an almost complete skeleton with a full skull and lower jaws.1

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

?How big was Kunpengopterus?

Its head was about 10.7 centimetres (4.2 inches) long. The whole body was small, like a modern bird.1

?Did Kunpengopterus have feathers?

No, it did not have feathers. It had pycnofibers, which are thin, hair-like fibers, on its body.4

?What did Kunpengopterus eat?

It ate fish, especially palaeonisciform fish. Scientists know this because fossilized vomit pellets containing fish scales were found with its skeletons.5

?Could Kunpengopterus fly?

Yes, it could fly. Even young Kunpengopterus could fly soon after hatching, just like adults.5

給恐龍專家

學名: Kunpengopterus
命名者: Wang et al. 20106
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Wukongopteridae6
分類: Pterosauria6
岩石的年代: 168 到 152 百萬年 (Bathonian / Kimmeridgian)6
岩層: Tiaojishan6
國家: 中國6
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆6
發現: Kunpengopterus sinensis was named by Wang Xiaolin and colleagues in 2010, based on a fossil found in the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning, China.1 2
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure about the exact age of the rocks that contain Kunpengopterus fossils, which may be from the Middle or Late Jurassic.1