恐龍卡第 1080 張，共 2 027 張

Longchengpterus

名字的意思： “wing from Longcheng, the old name of Chaoyang City in China”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Longchengpterus was a flying reptile that lived about 120 million years ago in what is now China. It had a long, pointed snout and sharp teeth, and it probably ate fish like a modern pelican.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

Yuanjiawa near Dapingfang, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China1 3

長度

0.262 m (0.9 ft)1

翼展

2 m (6.6 ft)1

最高速度

時速約 48 公里（30 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？

牠有多長？

跟 8 塊積木排成一排一樣長能在 7.9 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Longchengpterus 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)

Longchengpterus 時速約 48 公里 (30 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

Longchengpterus was the first istiodactylid pterosaur ever found in China. Before that, all istiodactylids were known only from England.1 2

Its skull was long and narrow, about 262 millimeters (10.3 inches) long, with a big triangular opening that made the skull lighter for flying.1

The lower jaw had 12 teeth, and they were sharp, flattened sideways, and curved slightly inward, perfect for gripping slippery fish.1

Its wingspan was about 2 meters (6.6 feet), which is a little wider than a tall adult human is tall.1

The upper arm bone (humerus) was 88 millimeters (3.5 inches) long and had a low crest for muscle attachment, but no air hole (pneumatic foramen).1

Longchengpterus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago, in the Jiufotang Formation of China.1 3

Longchengpterus 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Longchengpterus 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。

給恐龍專家

學名: Longchengpterus
命名者: Wang et al. 20063
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Ornithocheiroidea3
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 1 筆3
發現: Longchengpterus was named in 2006 by Wang Li, Li Li, Duan Ye, and Cheng Shao-li. The name honors Zhao Dayu, president of Shenyang Normal University. The fossil was found at Yuanjiawa near Dapingfang, China.1 2
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how many teeth were in the upper jaw, because the fossil is damaged.1