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Santanadactylus

名字的意思： “Santana Formation finger”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Santanadactylus was a huge flying reptile that soared over ancient Brazil. It had a long neck and wings that could stretch as wide as a small airplane. It likely glided over the sea, snatching fish with its beak.1 3

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

120 到 113 百萬年前3

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Romualdo Formation, Araripe Plateau, Ceará State, Brazil1 3

翼展

2.9 到 6 m (9.5 到 20 ft)1 2

最高速度

時速約 74 公里（46 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 3 台腳踏車排成一排一樣寬能在 5.1 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Santanadactylus 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)

Santanadactylus 時速約 74 公里 (46 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

Santanadactylus was named in 1980 by Dutch paleontologist Paul de Buisonjé.1

The name Santanadactylus means 'Santana Formation finger', referring to the rock layer where it was found.1

Four species were once placed in this genus, but scientists now think most belong to other pterosaur groups.1

The type species is Santanadactylus brasilensis, named after Brazil.1

Some scientists think Santanadactylus may have been a glider, using its long wings to soar without flapping much.1

The fossils of Santanadactylus were found in chalk nodules that were bought from collectors.1

Many of the Santanadactylus species are now considered doubtful because the fossils are too incomplete.1

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

?How big was Santanadactylus?

It was a large pterosaur with a wingspan estimated between 2.9 and 5.7 metres (9.5 to 18.7 ft), and some scientists think Santanadactylus brasilensis reached 6 metres (20 ft).1 2

?What did Santanadactylus eat?

It was a piscivore, meaning it ate fish. It likely glided over the sea and snatched fish with its beak.3

?Is Santanadactylus a dinosaur?

No, Santanadactylus is a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur.1 3

迷思破解王

迷思： Santanadactylus was a dinosaur.

真相： Santanadactylus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Santanadactylus
命名者: Buisonjé 19803
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Pteranodontidae3
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Pteranodontidae3
岩石的年代: 120 到 113 百萬年 (Aptian)3
岩層: Romualdo3
國家: 巴西3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆3
發現: Santanadactylus was named by Dutch paleontologist Paul de Buisonjé in 1980, based on a partial wing bone and shoulder blade found in Brazil.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure which species really belong to Santanadactylus, because the fossils are so fragmentary.1