恐龍卡第 1923 張，共 2 027 張

Wukongopterus

名字的意思： “Wukong's wing, named after the Monkey King from Chinese legend”3

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類侏羅紀中期到侏羅紀晚期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Wukongopterus was a small flying reptile that lived in what is now China. It had a long tail and a long neck, which made it look a bit like a dragon. It soared over ancient lakes and caught fish with its sharp teeth.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 152 百萬年前3

侏羅紀中期到侏羅紀晚期

化石發現地

Linglongta, Jianchang, western Liaoning, China1

翼展

0.73 m (2.4 ft)1

最高速度

時速約 32 公里（20 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？

能在 12 秒內飛越一整座足球場

Wukongopterus 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)

Wukongopterus 時速約 32 公里 (20 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

Wukongopterus had a broken leg bone that healed while it was alive, showing it survived an injury.1

It had at least 16 short, peg-like teeth on each side of its upper jaw, perfect for catching slippery fish.1

Its neck bones were longer than those of any other known non-pterodactyloid pterosaur, which is a bit like a giraffe's neck among its relatives.1

The first two pairs of teeth in its upper jaw stuck out beyond its lower jaw, a unique feature not seen in other pterosaurs.1

It had a membrane between its hind legs, called a uropatagium, which helped it glide and steer in the air.1

Wukongopterus is one of the youngest long-tailed pterosaurs known, living near the end of the Jurassic period.1

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

?How big was Wukongopterus?

It was small, with a wingspan of about 73 centimetres (29 inches).2

?What did Wukongopterus eat?

It ate fish, catching them with its sharp, peg-like teeth.2

?When did Wukongopterus live?

It lived during the Middle or Late Jurassic period, about 164 million years ago.2

?Is Wukongopterus a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.2

迷思破解王

迷思： Some people think Wukongopterus was a dinosaur because it lived with dinosaurs.

真相： It was actually a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is a close cousin of dinosaurs, but not a dinosaur itself.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Wukongopterus
命名者: Wang et al. 20093
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Monofenestrata3
分類: Pterosauria3
岩石的年代: 168 到 152 百萬年 (Bathonian / Kimmeridgian)3
岩層: Tiaojishan3
國家: 中國3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: It was named by Wang and colleagues in 2009 based on an almost complete skeleton found in China. The fossil was discovered in rocks that may be from the Daohugou Bed, and it was given the species name lii.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are still debating exactly how old the rocks are where Wukongopterus was found, with some saying Late Jurassic and others Early Cretaceous.1