The fossil, which is a segment of tooth, has been at the museum since 1884 but has never been thoroughly examined before.
这块化石是牙齿的一部分。自1884年开始它就在待博物馆里了,然而以前从未被彻底检查过。
Pterosaurs are flying reptiles that lived at the same time as dinosaurs, between 210 million and 65 million years ago
翼龙属可飞行的爬行类动物,生活在大约在2.1亿年至6500万年之前,与恐龙生活在同一时期。
It now has scientists thinking the extinct flying reptile had a wingspan of up to seven metres, two or three metres bigger than previously thought.
现如今,科学家们认为,这种已经灭绝的、可飞行的爬行类动物的翼展可达到7米长,比先前的设想要长2米或者3米。
David Martill from the University of Portsmouth and David Unwin from the University of Leicester reported the discovery in the journal Cretaceous Research.
英国朴茨茅斯大学的大卫·马提尔以及英国莱斯特大学的大卫·昂温在《白垩纪研究》期刊上报道了这个发现。
“Early pterosaurs were relatively small, with wing-spans not much bigger than a crow,”said Dr Martill. “These early pterosaurs all had a mouth full of teeth, usually small at the back and larger at the front.”
马提尔博士说:“早期翼龙相对较小,翅展比乌鸦大不了多少。这些早期翼龙嘴里都长满了牙齿,通常来说,小的牙齿长在后面,大的牙齿长在前面。”
【化石证明翼龙翼展可达7米】相关文章:
最新
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
2020-09-15