恐龍卡第 1891 張，共 2 027 張

Vesperopterylus

名字的意思： “evening wing”3

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類白堊紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Vesperopterylus was a tiny pterosaur that lived in the trees. It had a reversed first toe that helped it grip branches, like a bird perching. It was one of the youngest anurognathid pterosaurs ever found.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

Lamadong, Jianchang, Liaoning Province, China (Jiufotang Formation)3 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)

Vesperopterylus 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

Vesperopterylus had a reversed first toe, which is the first time such a feature has been seen in a pterosaur. This toe helped it perch on branches.1

It is the first anurognathid pterosaur from China with a definitely short tail.1

Vesperopterylus lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 121 to 113 million years ago.3

Its name means 'evening wing', referring to its likely crepuscular or nocturnal habits.3

The reversed first toe of Vesperopterylus suggests it spent much of its time in trees, an unusual lifestyle for a pterosaur.1

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

?How big was Vesperopterylus?

Its exact size is not given in the sources, but it was a tiny pterosaur, small enough to perch on tree branches.2

?What did Vesperopterylus eat?

The Paleobiology Database lists it as a volant piscivore, meaning it likely ate fish while flying.3

?Could Vesperopterylus fly?

Yes, it was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, and it could fly. Its name means 'dusk wing'.2

?When did Vesperopterylus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 122 million years ago, based on the Jiufotang Formation.2 3

給恐龍專家

學名: Vesperopterylus
命名者: Lu et al. 20173
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Anurognathidae3
分類: Pterosauria3
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: Vesperopterylus was named in 2017 by Lu and colleagues based on a complete skeleton with a skull found in Liaoning, China.3 1