恐龍卡第 1255 張，共 2 027 張

Nemicolopterus

名字的意思： “hidden flying forest dweller”1

吃：昆蟲飛行爬蟲類白堊紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Nemicolopterus was a tiny flying reptile that lived in the forests of ancient China. It was about as big as a sparrow and had curved claws on its feet for gripping tree branches. This little pterosaur probably spent its life flitting through the treetops hunting for insects.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

121 到 113 百萬年前3

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Luzhougou, Yaolugou Town, Jianchang County, Huludao City, western Liaoning Province, China1

翼展

0.25 m (0.8 ft)1

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？

能在 7.3 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Nemicolopterus 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)

Nemicolopterus 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

Nemicolopterus is one of the smallest pterosaurs ever found, with a wingspan of only about 25 centimeters (10 inches).1

Its feet had strongly curved claws, more curved than any other pterodactyloid pterosaur, which helped it grip tree branches.1

Nemicolopterus lived about 120 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1

It is the only pterosaur known with a well-developed triangular process on the thigh bone above the knee joint.1

Nemicolopterus is a close relative of giant pterosaurs like Quetzalcoatlus, which had a wingspan of about 10 meters (33 feet).1

The fossil of Nemicolopterus was found in lake sediments, but its curved claws show it lived in trees.1

Nemicolopterus had no teeth and a long, pointed skull about 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) long.1

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

?Was Nemicolopterus a baby pterosaur?

Scientists disagree. The original study said it was a sub-adult, but a 2021 study argued it was a young juvenile or hatchling of Sinopterus. So nobody knows for sure.2 1

?How big was Nemicolopterus?

About 25 centimeters (10 inches) across the wings. That is about as wide as a sheet of paper.2 1

?What did Nemicolopterus eat?

It probably ate insects. Its toothless beak and small size suggest it snatched bugs in the forest canopy.1

?Where did Nemicolopterus live?

It lived in the forests of northeastern China, about 120 million years ago. Its curved claws helped it grip tree branches.2 1

給恐龍專家

學名: Nemicolopterus
命名者: Wang et al. 20083
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Azhdarchoidea3
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: Nemicolopterus was named in 2008 by Wang Xiaolin and colleagues based on a nearly complete skeleton found in the Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning, China.3 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure if Nemicolopterus is a juvenile of another pterosaur species, because the only known fossil is from an immature individual.1