PTEROSAUR FROM LATEST CRETACEOUS OF WEST TEXAS - DISCOVERY OF LARGEST FLYING CREATURE
PTEROSAUR FROM LATEST CRETACEOUS OF WEST TEXAS - DISCOVERY OF LARGEST FLYING CREATURE
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DOI：
10.1126/science.187.4180.947
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发表时间：
1975-01-01
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56.9
通讯作者：
LAWSON, DA
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作者：
LAWSON, DA
在西德克萨斯州白垩纪最新的非海相岩石中发现了三具大型翼龙的部分骨骼。这种飞行的爬行动物有薄的、细长的、可能没有牙齿的下颚和长脖子，类似于翼龙和翼龙。它的翼展估计为15.5米，无疑是目前已知的最大的飞行生物。
Three partial skeletons of a large pterosaur have been found in the latest Cretaceous nonmarine rock of West Texas. This flying reptile had thin, elongate, perhaps toothless jaws and a long neck similar toPterodaustroandPterodactylus. With an estimated wingspan of 15.5 meters, it is undoubtedly the largest flying creature presently known.