恐龍卡第 1187 張，共 2 027 張

Mimodactylus

名字的意思： “MIM Museum finger”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀晚期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Mimodactylus was a small pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived about 95 million years ago. It had long wings and cone-shaped teeth, and it probably snapped up shrimp and other crustaceans from the ocean surface.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

100 到 94 百萬年前3

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Hjoûla, near Beirut, Lebanon2 3

翼展

1.32 m (4.3 ft)2

最高速度

時速約 40 公里（25 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 9.5 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Mimodactylus 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)

Mimodactylus 時速約 40 公里 (25 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

Mimodactylus is the most complete pterosaur ever found from the Afro-Arabian continent, which includes Africa and Arabia.2

Its wingspan was about 1.32 meters (4.3 feet), which is about as wide as a tall adult human's arm span.2

It had 11 cone-shaped teeth in the upper jaw and 10 in the lower jaw, all on the front half of its mouth.2

Mimodactylus lived in a warm sea with many islands, far from any large continent.2

Scientists think it flew like an albatross, gliding low over the water to snatch food.2

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

?What did Mimodactylus eat?

Mimodactylus probably ate shrimp and other crustaceans from the ocean surface. It may also have eaten insects, but scientists think crustaceans were its main food.2 1

?How big was Mimodactylus?

Mimodactylus was small, with a wingspan of about 1.32 meters (4.3 feet), which is about as wide as a tall adult human's arm span. The skull was only about 99 mm (3.9 inches) long.1 2

?Is Mimodactylus a dinosaur?

No, Mimodactylus is not a dinosaur. It is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs.1

?When did Mimodactylus live?

Mimodactylus lived about 95 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Mimodactylus
命名者: Kellner et al. 20193
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Mimodactylidae3
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: The only known skeleton was found in the Hjoûla Lagerstätte in Lebanon, a famous fossil site for fish and invertebrates. It was bought by an anonymous donor and given to the MIM Museum in Beirut. In 2019, a team led by Alexander Kellner named it Mimodactylus libanensis.2 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure whether Mimodactylus ate insects or crustaceans, but most evidence points to crustaceans.2