恐龍卡第 1182 張，共 2 027 張

Microtuban

名字的意思： “little dragon”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀晚期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Microtuban was a small flying reptile that lived near the coast of an ancient ocean. It had long, narrow wings and probably caught fish or other sea creatures for food.3 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

100 到 94 百萬年前3

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Hjoula, Lebanon1 3

翼展

1.32 m (4.3 ft)2

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？

跟 2.5 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長能在 7.3 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Microtuban 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)

Microtuban 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

Microtuban is known from only one partial skeleton that lacks the skull. The bones include parts of the neck, shoulder, left wing, and hind legs.1

The fossil was found in marine rocks that formed about 99 to 96 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

Microtuban was a young animal when it died. Many of its bones were broken, possibly from a predator's bite or a collision before it sank to the seafloor.1

It is only the second pterosaur fossil ever found in Lebanon, and a rare example from the ancient African continental plate.1

The name Microtuban combines Greek for 'little' and Arabic for 'dragon', also referencing the star Thuban in the constellation Draco.1

Microtuban belonged to a group called azhdarchoid pterosaurs, which includes some of the largest flying animals ever.1

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

?How big was Microtuban?

It was small. The only known fossil had a wingspan of about 1.3 metres (4.3 feet), but it was not fully grown, so adults may have been larger.1

?What did Microtuban eat?

It probably ate fish or other sea creatures. It lived near the coast of an ancient ocean and had long, narrow wings for flying over water.1 3

?Is Microtuban a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile and not a dinosaur.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Microtuban
命名者: Elgin and Frey 20113
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Azhdarchoidea3
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
岩石的年代: 100 到 94 百萬年 (Cenomanian)3
岩層: Sannine Limestone3
國家: 黎巴嫩3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: Microtuban was named by Ross A. Elgin and Eberhard Frey in 2011. The only known fossil was bought from a local dealer by the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe and came from a quarry near Hjoula, Lebanon.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly what Microtuban ate, but it probably fed on fish or other marine animals based on where it lived.1 2