恐龍卡第 1496 張，共 2 027 張

Ptenodracon

名字的意思： “wing dragon”6

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類侏羅紀晚期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Ptenodracon was a small flying reptile that lived in the Late Jurassic period. It had a short snout and probably ate fish. Its fossils were found in Germany.6 6

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

155 到 149 百萬年前6

侏羅紀晚期

化石發現地

Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany6

長度

0.3 到 0.6 m (1 到 2 ft)3

翼展

1.04 m (3.4 ft)4 3

體重

0.5 kg 到 5 kg (1 到 11 lb)3

高度

0.25 m (0.8 ft)3

最高速度

時速約 37 公里（23 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？

牠有多長？

牠有多高？

牠有多重？

跟 1 隻家貓一樣重

跟 3 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長大約跟一隻家貓一樣重跟 42 根香蕉一樣重小到能從椅子底下走過去能在 10 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Ptenodracon 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)

Ptenodracon 時速約 37 公里 (23 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

Ptenodracon was once thought to be a separate genus, but many scientists now consider it a junior synonym of Pterodactylus.2 1

The name Ptenodracon was first used by Richard Lydekker in 1888.6 2

Ptenodracon fossils come from the Late Jurassic, about 154 to 149 million years ago.6

The only known fossils of Ptenodracon were found in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany.6

Ptenodracon was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs but was not a dinosaur itself.6

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

?What is Ptenodracon?

Ptenodracon is a genus of pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the Late Jurassic period. Many scientists now consider it a junior synonym of Pterodactylus.4 2

?How big was Ptenodracon?

Ptenodracon was a small pterosaur. As a synonym of Pterodactylus, its adult wingspan was about 1.04 metres (3.4 feet).4

?What did Ptenodracon eat?

Ptenodracon probably ate fish, based on its short snout and the generalist carnivore diet of Pterodactylus.4

?When did Ptenodracon live?

Ptenodracon lived in the Late Jurassic period, about 154 to 149 million years ago.6

?Where were Ptenodracon fossils found?

The only known fossils of Ptenodracon were found in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany.6

?Is Ptenodracon a dinosaur?

No, Ptenodracon is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.4 5

?Did Ptenodracon have feathers?

No, Ptenodracon had wings made of skin and muscle, not feathers. It was a reptile, not a bird.4

?Could Ptenodracon fly?

Yes, Ptenodracon was a flying reptile. It had wings formed by a membrane stretching from its elongated fourth finger to its hind limbs.4

?Why is Ptenodracon not used anymore?

Many scientists now consider Ptenodracon to be a junior synonym of Pterodactylus, meaning it is the same animal as Pterodactylus.4 2

?Who named Ptenodracon?

The name Ptenodracon was first used by Richard Lydekker in 1888.4

給恐龍專家

學名: Ptenodracon
命名者: Lydekker 18886
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Ctenochasmatoidea6
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea6
岩石的年代: 155 到 149 百萬年 (Kimmeridgian)6
國家: 德國6
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆6
發現: Ptenodracon was named by Richard Lydekker in 1888 based on fossils from Germany. The species was originally described as Ornithocephalus brevirostris by Samuel Thomas von Sömmering in 1817.6 6 1
仍有爭議: Scientists debate whether Ptenodracon is a valid genus or just a juvenile form of Pterodactylus.2 1