恐龍卡第 1781 張，共 2 027 張

Thalassodromeus

名字的意思： “sea runner”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Thalassodromeus was a huge flying reptile with a giant, bony crest on its head. It lived about 110 million years ago in what is now Brazil. Scientists think it may have skimmed over water to catch fish, like a modern skimmer bird.2 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

120 到 113 百萬年前3

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Santana do Cariri, Ceará, Brazil (Romualdo Formation)3 2

長度

4.2 到 4.5 m (14 到 15 ft)1

翼展

4.2 到 4.5 m (14 到 15 ft)1

最高速度

時速約 66 公里（41 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？

跟 4 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 25 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長能在 5.7 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Thalassodromeus 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)

Thalassodromeus 時速約 66 公里 (41 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

The skull of Thalassodromeus was huge, measuring 1.42 metres (4.7 feet) long, including its crest.1

Its crest was well supplied with blood vessels, which may have helped control body temperature or been used for display.2 1

Thalassodromeus had strong jaw muscles and could probably kill and eat relatively large prey on the ground.2

The first fossil of Thalassodromeus was collected in 1983 near the town of Santana do Cariri in Brazil.1

Thalassodromeus lived alongside many other pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and fish in a tropical lagoon environment.2

Its name comes from Greek words meaning 'sea runner', because scientists first thought it skimmed the ocean for food.1

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

?How big was Thalassodromeus?

Thalassodromeus had a skull about 1.42 metres long and a wingspan of 4.2 to 4.5 metres.2

?What did Thalassodromeus eat?

Scientists think Thalassodromeus may have skimmed over water to catch fish, like a modern skimmer bird. It also had strong jaws and could probably kill and eat large prey on the ground.2 1

?Why did Thalassodromeus have a crest?

The crest likely helped control body temperature by releasing heat, and it was also used for display to attract mates or recognize other members of its species.2 1

?Was Thalassodromeus a dinosaur?

No, Thalassodromeus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs but was not a dinosaur.2

?When did Thalassodromeus live?

Thalassodromeus lived about a hundred million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.2

?What does Thalassodromeus mean?

Its name means 'sea runner' in Greek, because scientists first thought it skimmed the ocean for food.2

迷思破解王

迷思： Thalassodromeus was a dinosaur.

真相： Thalassodromeus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.2

給恐龍專家

學名: Thalassodromeus
命名者: Kellner and Campos 20023
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Thalassodromidae3
分類: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
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 1 筆3
發現: Thalassodromeus was named by Alexander Kellner and Diogenes de Almeida Campos in 2002, based on a skull found in 1983 in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil.3 1
仍有爭議: Scientists still debate whether Thalassodromeus actually fed by skimming water like a modern skimmer bird, or if it caught prey on land.2