恐龍卡第 1226 張，共 2 027 張

Mythunga

名字的意思： “star and hunter of the skies”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Mythunga was a big flying reptile that soared over an ancient sea in Australia. It had a long, hollow snout and sharp teeth for catching fish. It was one of the largest pterosaurs from its region!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

106 到 100 百萬年前3

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Dunluce Station near Hughenden, north-central Queensland, Australia1

翼展

4.7 m (15 ft)1

最高速度

時速約 67 公里（42 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 2.5 台腳踏車排成一排一樣寬能在 5.6 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Mythunga 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)

Mythunga 時速約 67 公里 (42 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

Mythunga is the most complete pterosaur skull known from Australasia, even though only part of the skull and jaws are preserved.1

Its snout was hollow and box-like inside, with thin-walled chambers separated by struts, which made the skull light for flying.1

Mythunga had only three teeth between the last enlarged tooth and the opening in its snout, and these teeth were spaced widely apart.1

The fossil was found in 1991 by Philip Gilmore, and it may be from a young animal, so adults could have been even larger.1

Mythunga lived near the coast of the Eromanga Sea, a shallow inland sea that covered central Australia during the Early Cretaceous.1

Its teeth interlocked in a way typical of fish-eating pterosaurs, and the wide spacing may have helped it catch large fish.1

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

?How big was Mythunga?

Its wingspan was between 4 and 6 metres (13 to 20 ft). Its skull was about 80 centimetres to 1 metre (2.6 to 3.3 ft) long.2 1

?What did Mythunga eat?

It ate fish. Its interlocking teeth were typical of fish-eating pterosaurs, and the wide spacing may have helped it catch large fish.1

?When did Mythunga live?

Mythunga lived during the late Early Cretaceous, about 100 million years ago (Albian age).2 1

?Is Mythunga a dinosaur?

No, Mythunga is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.2 1

迷思破解王

迷思： Some people think Mythunga was a dinosaur.

真相： Mythunga was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur. Pterosaurs are a separate group of reptiles that evolved flight independently.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Mythunga
命名者: Molnar and Thulborn 20073
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Anhangueridae3
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
岩石的年代: 106 到 100 百萬年 (Albian)3
岩層: Toolebuc3
國家: 澳洲3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: The partial skull was discovered in 1991 by Philip Gilmore on Dunluce Station in Queensland, Australia. It was named by Molnar and Thulborn in 2007.1 3
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure if Mythunga had a crest on its head, because the top of the snout is missing from the fossil.1