恐龍卡第 1604 張，共 2 027 張

Scaphognathus

名字的意思： “boat jaw”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類侏羅紀中期到白堊紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Scaphognathus was a small pterosaur with a blunt snout and a long tail. It flew over warm Jurassic lagoons and snatched fish from the water. Unlike many pterosaurs, it was probably awake during the day.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

168 到 143 百萬年前3

侏羅紀中期到白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Solnhofen Limestone in Germany, and possibly the Tiaojishan Formation in China3 1

翼展

0.9 m (3 ft)1

最高速度

時速約 35 公里（22 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 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長能在 11 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Scaphognathus 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)

Scaphognathus 時速約 35 公里 (22 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

Scaphognathus had a short, blunt skull only about 11 centimetres (4.5 inches) long.1

It had 16 teeth in the upper jaw and 10 in the lower jaw, and they pointed straight up and down, not forward.1

A second specimen found was much smaller, with a wingspan of only 50 centimetres (20 inches), and scientists think it was a juvenile.1

Scaphognathus lived during the Late Jurassic, about 155 to 150 million years ago.1

Its eye bones (scleral rings) suggest it was diurnal, or active during the day, unlike some other pterosaurs that were nocturnal.1

The first fossil was described in 1831 by August Goldfuss, who thought it was a species of Pterodactylus.1

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

?How big was Scaphognathus?

Scaphognathus had a wingspan of about 0.9 metres (3 feet). A second, smaller specimen had a wingspan of only about 50 centimetres (20 inches) and was probably a juvenile.1 2

?What did Scaphognathus eat?

Scaphognathus was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat. Its main food was a type of ancient fish called Pholidophorus.2

?Was Scaphognathus a dinosaur?

No, Scaphognathus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur. It lived during the Late Jurassic, about 155 to 150 million years ago.1 2

?Why did Scaphognathus have a long tail?

Scaphognathus had a long tail that ended in a leaf-shaped flap. This probably helped it steer and balance while flying, like a rudder on a boat.2

迷思破解王

迷思： Scaphognathus is sometimes confused with Rhamphorhynchus because both have long tails.

真相： Scaphognathus had a shorter, blunter skull and vertical teeth, while Rhamphorhynchus had a longer, thinner skull with forward-pointing teeth.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Scaphognathus
命名者: Wagner 18613
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Rhamphorhynchidae3
分類: Pterosauria > Rhamphorhynchidae3
岩石的年代: 168 到 143 百萬年 (Bathonian / Tithonian)3
岩層: Solnhofener Plattenkalk, Tiaojishan3
國家: 德國, 中國3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 3 筆3
又名: Brachytrachelus, Pachyrhamphus （舊名稱現在也算作同一種動物）3
發現: The first Scaphognathus fossil was described by August Goldfuss in 1831 from the Solnhofen Limestone near Eichstätt, Germany. He originally named it a new species of Pterodactylus. In 1861, Johann Wagner gave it its own genus name Scaphognathus.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure whether some fossils from China belong to Scaphognathus or to a related pterosaur.3