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Yelaphomte

名字的意思： “beast of the air”1

吃：魚飛行爬蟲類三疊紀晚期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Yelaphomte was a small flying reptile that lived during the Late Triassic in what is now Argentina. It had a tall, thin crest on its snout and was one of the first pterosaurs found in the southern half of the world.1 2

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

227 到 206 百萬年前3

三疊紀晚期

化石發現地

Quebrada del Puma locality, Quebrada del Barro Formation, San Juan Province, Argentina1 3

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)

Yelaphomte 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

Yelaphomte is one of the only known Triassic pterosaurs from the southern hemisphere, along with its relative Pachagnathus.1 2

Its snout was full of air spaces, making it lightweight for flying. The name Yelaphomte means 'beast of the air' in the language of the Huarpe people.1

The only known fossil is a piece of the snout only 15.4 mm long, including parts of the upper jaw and palate.1

Yelaphomte lived far from the sea, in a dry inland environment, unlike many other early pterosaurs that lived near coasts.1

The crest on its snout had a unique pattern of grooves that is not seen in any other pterosaur.1

Scientists think Yelaphomte may have been a small adult, because the bones in its snout were tightly fused together, which often happens when an animal is fully grown.1

Yelaphomte 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Yelaphomte 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。

給恐龍專家

學名: Yelaphomte
命名者: Martínez et al. 20223
類群: 飛行爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Raeticodactylidae3
分類: Pterosauria3
岩石的年代: 227 到 206 百萬年 (Norian)3
岩層: Quebrada del Barro3
國家: 阿根廷3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: Yelaphomte was discovered by a team led by Ricardo Martínez between 2012 and 2014 in Argentina. It was named and described in 2022 by Martínez, Andres, Apaldetti, and Cerda.1 3
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Yelaphomte grew, because only a small piece of its snout has been found.1