恐龍卡第 1105 張，共 2 027 張

Maaradactylus

名字的意思： “Maara's finger, from a folk tale about a river monster with long teeth that ate fishermen”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Maaradactylus was a flying reptile with a long, tooth-filled snout and a tall crest on its head. It glided over the ancient sea in what is now Brazil, scooping up fish with its many sharp teeth. Its wings were long and thin, perfect for soaring above the water.1

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

120 到 113 百萬年前4

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Santana do Cariri, Ceará, northeastern Brazil1 4

翼展

6 m (20 ft)3

最高速度

時速約 74 公里（46 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 3 台腳踏車排成一排一樣寬能在 5.1 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Maaradactylus 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)

一匹飛奔的馬 時速約 65 公里 (40 mph)

Maaradactylus 時速約 74 公里 (46 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

The skull of Maaradactylus is one of the largest of any anhanguerid pterosaur, measuring 75 centimetres (30 inches) long.1

It had at least 36 pairs of teeth in its upper jaw, more than any other anhanguerid pterosaur.1

The tip of its snout was expanded and rounded, a bit like a spoon, and the front teeth pointed forward while the rest pointed downward.1

Maaradactylus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 119 to 113 million years ago.4

The small teeth at the back of its mouth were arranged in triplets, a feature unique to this animal.1

The crest on its snout was about 9.2 centimetres (3.6 inches) tall and had grooves that may have held blood vessels.1 2

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

?Was Maaradactylus a dinosaur?

No, Maaradactylus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs. It is not a dinosaur.1

?How big was Maaradactylus?

Its skull was 75 centimetres long, one of the largest of any anhanguerid pterosaur. The rest of its body is not known, but it was a large flying animal.1

?What did Maaradactylus eat?

It likely ate fish, scooping them up with its long, tooth-filled snout as it glided over the sea.1

?When did Maaradactylus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 119 to 113 million years ago, in what is now Brazil.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Maaradactylus
命名者: Bantim et al. 20144
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Anhangueridae4
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
岩石的年代: 120 到 113 百萬年 (Aptian)4
岩層: Romualdo4
國家: 巴西4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 3 筆4
發現: The first fossil, a skull with the first two neck bones, was found in 2010 in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil. It was named Maaradactylus kellneri in 2014 by Renan Bantim and colleagues, honoring pterosaur expert Alexander Kellner.1 2
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure if the species once called Coloborhynchus spielbergi really belongs to Maaradactylus or to another genus like Anhanguera.1