| 单词 | flying reptile |
| 例句 | The flying reptiles beat their wings up and down in sync with their human counterparts. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z There were swimming reptiles, flying reptiles, and reptiles—some as tall as a six-story building—thundering across the face of the Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Television cameras were set up in the Electronic Learning Center so spectators, in the library and at home, could watch the great flying reptile race. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The appearance of similar characteristics in creatures that are not closely related, like the wings of birds, bats and the extinct flying reptiles called pterosaurs, is called convergent evolution. Hard-headed: prehistoric Texas reptile boasted bony domed skull 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z But the action doesn’t get too bloody, other than maybe one scene in which Kong tears the head off a flying reptile and chugs the green brains from the animal’s decapitated skull. When King Kong Accidentally Met Godzilla 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z While commonly known as the Crystal Palace dinosaurs, only four of the sculptures are technically dinosaurs with the others being ancient mammals, amphibians, and marine and flying reptiles. Crystal Palace Park dinosaurs turned into interactive 3D models 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Pterosaurs, the flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs, are an evolutionary mystery. Clue to Pterosaur Origins Found in Fossil of Flightless ‘Rabbit Reptile’ 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Just two other vertebrate groups have achieved powered flight - the flying reptiles called pterosaurs and birds, both appearing way before bats. Oldest-known bat skeletons shed light on evolution of flying mammals 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Paleontologists have found these air sacs in flying reptiles called pterosaurs, in theropod dinosaurs such as Allosaurus, and in long-necked dinosaurs, including Diplodocus. Dinosaurs' Air Sacs Evolved Many Times and Let Them Take Over the World 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z It wasn't until Georges Cuvier, a French paleontologist, came along that it was correctly recognized as a flying reptile. Never-before-seen jurassic mix between flamingo and whale unearthed 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z The dinosaur inhabited a lagoon environment also populated by various plant-eating dinosaurs and flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Europe's largest meat-eating dinosaur found on Isle of Wight 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Fossilized remains from a giant flying reptile the size of a bus have been discovered in Argentina. Flying reptile: Remains of scary prehistoric creature discovered 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Now, a new study of a Brazilian fossil suggests that pterosaurs—leathery winged, flying reptiles only distantly related to dinosaurs—were also clad in tiny feathers of varying hues. Pterosaurs may have flaunted colorful plumage long before the reign of dinosaurs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Mr. DePalma also showed images of an embryo of a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. Shards of Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs May Have Been Found in Fossil Site 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z A pterodactyl with some especially weird teeth was recently discovered in Southern Germany, shedding new light on the behaviors and diet of these ancient flying reptiles. Never-before-seen jurassic mix between flamingo and whale unearthed 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Many fundamental aspects of azhdarchid biology—even their average weight—remain unknown, he says, because there’s no living creature that compares to these flying reptiles. This pterosaur supported its giant neck with bones built like bicycle wheels 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z These flying reptiles included animals such as Quetzalcoatlus and Cryodrakon, both of which grew to hundreds of pounds in weight and had wingspans in excess of 30 feet. How to Make a Hippogriff Fly and Other Flights of Fancy 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The fossils of these strange, wingless animals already show traits shared with the flying reptiles, offering what the researchers call a rough image of what pterosaur predecessors were like. Pterosaur Origins Flap into Focus 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z The creature, a toothless flying reptile, took to the skies during the Late Cretaceous period between 100.5 million and 66 million years ago. Mystery pterosaur fossils are found for the first time in Britain, misfiled in a museum’s shark collection 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z "They also preserve the remains of many other Cretaceous creatures including sawfish, coelacanths, crocodiles, flying reptiles, and other land-living dinosaurs," Beevor added. 'Jurassic Park' dinosaur was a 'river monster,' new study says 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z The main culprits are marine reptiles like mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs; flying reptiles like pterodactyls; and the sail-backed dimetrodon, which is actually more closely related to humans than dinosaurs. A Paleontologist’s Guide to Playing with Your Dinosaur-Obsessed Kid 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z The prints looked similar to those attributed to pterosaurs, flying reptiles from the Age of Dinosaurs, that were walking on the ground. Fossil Footprints Help Uncover the Mysteries of Bipedal Crocodiles 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z At the time, it was thought to be from a flying reptile called a pterosaur. Rare 'toothless' dinosaur identified in Australia 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z An international team of paleontologists says that 100 million years ago, ferocious predators such as flying reptiles and crocodile-hunters made the Sahara no place for the faint-hearted. 'The most dangerous place in the history of planet earth' revealed 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z While they did not find any animal remains, Klages said there likely were dinosaurs, flying reptiles called pterosaurs and many insects. Frozen and desolate Antarctica once boasted warm, swampy rainforests 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z The flying reptile must have tried to nab the Plesioteuthis at or near the surface of the water. Squishy Cephalopod Was Almost a Pterosaur’s Lunch 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Tracks found elsewhere in the world indicate that the flying reptiles folded their wings to waddle on all fours while on the ground. Fossil Footprints Help Uncover the Mysteries of Bipedal Crocodiles 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The remains of the giant flying reptile, which had a 13-foot wingspan, are considered among the best ever discovered, according to paleontologists. 96M-year-old pterosaur nicknamed 'Butch' discovered in Australia 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z It’s a simple enough question, and one that comes attached to just about any restoration of these ancient flying reptiles. Sifting through the Pterosaur Menu 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Wingspans for the flying reptile varied in size, ranging from 10 inches to more than 30 feet. Prehistoric shocker: Baby pterosaurs could fly at birth, study finds 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Not much of the pterosaur is known so far, but the snout and crest collected so far indicate that this flying reptile is new to science. Spain Gets a New Fossil Flying Reptile 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Another example is birds, bats and the extinct flying reptiles called pterosaurs all evolving wings for flight. Odd duckbilled sea reptile thrived after ancient global calamity 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z But long before avians ever flapped their wings, flying reptiles called pterosaurs seized the skies. Feathers and fur fly over pterosaur fossil finding 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The researchers said it's "not possible to infer" whether the interaction between the shark and the flying reptile was for scavenging purposes, or if it represented predatory behavior. Scientists study fossil evidence of shark hunting flying reptile mid-air 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z The researchers said it's "not possible to infer" whether the interaction between the shark and the flying reptile was for scavenging or if it was predatory behavior. Scientists study fossil evidence of shark hunting flying dinosaur mid-air 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Ptersoaurs—flying reptiles, some as big as giraffes—were the first vertebrates to develop powered flight, more than 200 million years ago. This ancient ‘hairy dragon’ may have sported primitive feathers 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z "Quetzalcoatl!" another guessed, referring to an ancient term that translates to "feathered serpent" or "flying reptile." Mysterious 'creature' spotted in Jupiter's clouds stuns NASA, space enthusiasts 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z The find is especially unusual because ancient flying reptiles of that era were thought to live in coastal areas. The world’s oldest pterosaur may have had a pouch like a pelican 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Stanford also has found the webbed prints of pterosaurs — flying reptiles — and five-toed tracks from primitive mammals. How to find fossils: Lessons from a self-taught dinosaur tracker 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z The creature is the third type of enormous pterosaur revealed so far from this region, which means Transylvania can now boast the world’s largest known concentration of epically proportioned flying reptiles. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z It shared the skies with flying reptiles called pterosaurs when dinosaurs dominated the land. Ancient bird with beak and teeth blended dinosaur, avian traits 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z So did our ancestors — small mammals the size of squirrels or badgers — and the flying reptiles know as pterosaurs. Where NASA Put a Parking Lot, Dinosaurs and Mammals Once Crossed Paths 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Among the other discoveries were rodent-sized mammals, turtles, and possibly a species of flying reptile. Tiny dinosaur that roamed ‘lost world’ between Australia and Antarctica identified 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z The museum said Wednesday that Stanley Field Hall also is getting a flock of life-size giant flying reptile replicas and a hanging garden. Chicago’s Field Museum to add flying reptiles, gardens 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Perhaps that’s how the pterosaur dubbed Dracula reached its gargantuan size, nearing the limit of what should be possible for flying reptiles. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Her discoveries include the first fossil ichthyosaur, a marine reptile; the first two complete fossil reptiles known as plesiosaurs; and the first pterosaur, a flying reptile, found outside Germany. Review | When the earth’s story defies religious belief 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z This time period preceded the biggest mass extinction of all time, which cleared a path for the evolution of the iconic Mesozoic reptiles: the dinosaurs, and marine and flying reptiles. Why are Palaeontologists suing Trump? | Elsa Panciroli 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z The pterosaurs were an order of flying reptiles that went extinct some 66 million years ago. Scientists just discovered the mother lode of pterosaur eggs, and they are over the moon 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The gardens, flying reptiles and titanosaur will start going up soon afterward. Chicago’s Field Museum to add flying reptiles, gardens 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Geological evidence suggests large numbers of the flying reptiles died in a storm in the Early Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago. Fossilised eggs shed light on pterosaurs 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Pterosaurs were flying reptiles that lived — and went extinct — alongside dinosaurs. What 215 pterosaur eggs can tell us about the lives of these prehistoric flying reptiles 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z "I wanted to name something after Lemmy after he died," said Steel, senior curator for fossils from the croc family, birds and flying reptiles at the Natural History Museum in London. Crocodile rock: ancient beast named after Motörhead band's Lemmy 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z The Teleocrater is an archosaur, a group that includes all birds, dinosaurs and the flying reptiles pterosaurs, as well as crocodiles and alligators. A Dinosaur Cousin’s Crocodile Ankles Surprise Paleontologists 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z In its wake arose a group of egg-laying reptile precursors called archosaurs, the common ancestors of dinosaurs, flying reptiles known as pterosaurs, and crocodiles. Curious fossil could rewrite early days of the dinosaurs 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The group includes birds, crocodilians, dinosaurs and extinct flying reptiles known as pterosaurs. Fossil reveals a long-necked marine reptile that lived long before the dinosaurs 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z But fossil fragments unearthed in western Canada suggest that these giant flying reptiles co-existed with a more diminutive form — closer to the size of an albatross. Tiny pterosaur claims new perch on reptile family tree 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z "I wanted to name something after Lemmy after he died," said Steel, senior curator for fossils from the croc family, birds and flying reptiles at the Natural History Museum in London. Crocodile rock: ancient beast named after Motörhead band's Lemmy 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, hulking lizards such as Tyrannosaurus rex ruled the Earth, while immense flying reptiles known as pterosaurs held dominion over the skies. Cat-Size Flying Reptile Shakes Up Pterosaur Family Tree The idea is that ancient birds took over the smaller ecological niches previously dominated by small pterosaurs, pushing the flying reptiles to evolve into bigger and bigger animals. This cat-sized pterosaur looks like adorable origami 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Other bones found at the Uzbek site belonged to raptors, a smattering of primitive mammals, and flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Discovery of brainy T rex ancestor sheds light on dinosaur's dominance 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Is it a dragon, a flying reptile, or something far more banal? The top 10 science news stories of 2015 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Escaso said the main predator in the area was Baryonyx, a relative of Spinosaurus, and there were other plant-eating dinosaurs around as well as crocodilians and the flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Unusual 'sail-backed' dinosaur roamed Spain 125 million years ago 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Does an ancient rock painting in the Utah desert represent a flying reptile—or something far more mundane? Podcast: A debunked dragon, progress toward a universal flu vaccine, and more 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The thing's not just big, it's Jurassic ... an oversized flying reptile. Shaun White's Air + Style sports/music event ramps up at Rose Bowl 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Its evolutionary explosion spanned 10 to 15 million years following the mass extinction, which opened numerous ecological niches previously occupied by other dinosaurs and flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Feathered friends: researchers unveil bird 'family tree' 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The American Museum of Natural History is currently showcasing an exhibit on pterosaurs, 150 species of flying reptiles that lived alongside raptors and T-Rexes. What to do, see, and read this Thanksgiving weekend 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z Pterosaurs are regularly mislabelled by the media, probably confusing the flying reptiles with the fact birds evolved from dinosaurs. Paleosaurs: A Simple Solution To The Dinosaur Dilemma 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The area was once rich with marine life, and included massive flying reptiles, predatory dinosaurs, sharks and creatures resembling crocodiles. Behold, the World's First Semiaquatic Dinosaur In this case, the niches were those occupied by dinosaurs, the flying reptiles known as pterosaurs and archaic birds. Modern Birds Evolved Before the Dinosaurs Died 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z But they were flying reptiles, not the dinosaurs that birds descended from. A newly declared species may be the largest flying bird to ever live A look at a past giant — the flying reptile pterosaurs. Boston remembers the dead, wounded at first anniversary of marathon bombings 2014-04-15T18:55:36Z While most of the staff was still working on the “Power of Poison” exhibition this summer, Mr. Brougham was already immersed in prehistoric flying reptiles and their environment. Behind the Scenes at ‘Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs’ 2014-03-31T21:57:23Z These older fossils, dating back about 160 million years, contain the earliest known gliding mammal, earliest swimming mammal, a flying reptile and the earliest feathered dinosaurs. Famous Fossil Bed in China Yields Feathered and Bucktoothed Dinos, Gliding Mammals and a Pterosaur 2014-03-05T20:26:00Z What does a narcissistic flying reptile that loves the taste of crispy dwarves have in common with a beetle that shoots hot, caustic liquid from its butt? Smaug Breathes Fire Like A Bloated Bombardier Beetle With Flinted Teeth 2014-01-02T16:45:13.144Z The lethally named Predator and Reaper aircraft look like silver-hooded flying reptiles with a sensor sphere under the "head" that operates as the eyes. In New Mexico desert, drone pilots learn the new art of war 2013-04-23T05:05:45Z There was a lot of work on birds, mammals, extinct and living reptiles, including aquatic and flying reptiles, some work on amphibians, and quite a lot on fish. #2012SVP - what do Vertebrate Paleontologists talk about? 2012-10-22T01:45:00.230Z In one corner, a sculptor was shaping clay to create a cat-size flying reptile, a rhamphorhynchus, using a tracing of the animal’s footprints that had been captured in a stone trackway excavated in Utah. Behind the Scenes at ‘Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs’ 2014-03-31T21:57:23Z The tradition to present to the public reconstruction of prehistoric mammals and flying reptiles soon was adapted to a new kind of fossil animals recognized for the first time in 1841 – dinosaurs. Early Paleoart: Of Prehistoric Monsters and Men 2012-10-15T21:15:00.293Z But the velociraptor was only 50cm tall and the pterosaur was bigger - a flying reptile with a wingspan of at least 2m. Velociraptor's scavenged last meal 2012-03-07T16:59:45Z Some Dinos Liked a Midnight Snack Some species of dinosaurs and ancient flying reptiles probably foraged at night, suggests a new fossil study of bony structures found in the eyes of many reptiles and birds. The Year in Pictures 2011-12-22T19:11:37Z It has also been thought that birds and those flying reptiles, the pterodactyls, have had a common ancestry, and the possibility of this is still entertained. Animals of the Past 2011-11-16T03:00:27.497Z Perhaps the most extraordinary of all the Mesozoic modifications of the reptilian type was that of the flying reptiles, or 170 171 Pterodactyls. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z Some species of dinosaurs and ancient flying reptiles probably foraged at night, suggests a new fossil study of bony structures found in the eyes of many reptiles and birds. ScienceShot: Some Dinos Liked a Midnight Snack 2011-04-14T19:02:00Z The history of life on the earth during the epochs of geological time unfolds no more wonderful discovery among types of animals which have become extinct than the family of fossils known as flying reptiles. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z Pterosaurs were flying reptiles of various sizes that successfully coexisted with dinosaurs from the late Triassic period to the Cretaceous period. Observatory: A 160-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur and Its Egg Are Discovered 2011-01-21T17:16:47Z But then great reptiles like the Iguanodon wandered over the land; great marine reptiles, such as the Plesiosaurus, swam the waters; and wonderful flying reptiles, the Pterodactyls, flew the air. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight Jurassic , that period of the Mesozoic era that gave rise to birds and flying reptiles. Unexplored! Of the contemporary inhabitants of the land we have as yet acquired but scanty information, but we know that there were flying reptiles, insects, and small mammifers, allied to the marsupial tribes. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The fossil flying reptiles have not only that membrane, but the lateral membranes at the sides of the body and behind the arms. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z The flying reptiles were still more bird-like in structure, though gigantic in size. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place The attack of the flying reptiles had taught them the danger of exposure in the open, and they kept close to the trees that fringed the valley. Brood of the Dark Moon At the tips of its wing-elbows it carried clutching, hand-like claws, resembling those of the flying reptiles; and its straight, strong beak was armed with pointed teeth. In the Morning of Time In this Jurassic sea sported enormous marine monsters whose bones settled to the bottom to be unearthed in our times, and great flying reptiles crossed its water. The Book of the National Parks Judged, therefore, by the method of comparing the anatomical structures of one animal with another, which is termed "comparative anatomy," the existence of flying reptiles might be pronounced impossible. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z The gigantic ichthyosaurs, mesosaurs, and dinosaurs held dominion over the sea and land, and the monster flying reptile, the pterodactyl, over the air. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The huge flying reptile whistled raucously as it flew and one of the savages was whirling a sling which held a stone as large as his own head. Creatures of Vibration We owe our brains and nerves of to-day to fearful hordes of swimming or flying reptiles. The Buried Temple This animal is at once a feathered, flying reptile, and a primitive bird with countless reptilian structures. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope Sometimes the wing membranes of the flying reptiles are found fully stretched by the wing finger, as in examples to be seen at Munich and in the Yale Museum in Newhaven, in America. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z Only gradually do they strengthen into the fore- and hind-legs of mammals, or into the legs and wings of birds and old flying reptiles. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 He glanced up, expecting to see one of the great flying reptiles of a bygone age, his rifle ready in his hand. Out of Time's Abyss As we neared the inland sea we saw more flying reptiles and several great amphibians, but none of them attacked us. The People That Time Forgot Here," said he, pointing to the picture of an extraordinary flying monster, "is an excellent reproduction of the dimorphodon, or pterodactyl, a flying reptile of the Jurassic period. The Lost World These differences in the skeleton warrant a primary division of flying reptiles into two principal groups. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z In the Secondary period reptiles so adapted themselves: there were oceanic reptiles, flying reptiles, herbivorous reptiles, carnivorous reptiles. Hormones and Heredity That there were flying reptiles in the fossil ages we know, and there are flying beasts in our own. Concerning Animals and Other Matters Almost instantaneously a huge bulk swooped down upon me, and as I looked up, I realized that there were flying reptiles even in this part of Caspak. The People That Time Forgot The earliest known birds are found in the Jurassic, and during the remainder of the Mesozoic they contended with the flying reptiles for the empire of the air. The Elements of Geology The Pterodactyl also, a flying reptile, is met with in the same strata, and many remains of Chelonians of the genera Trionyx and Emys, now confined to tropical regions. The Student's Elements of Geology She may have heard that there were once dinosaurs and flying reptiles, but if so it made no deep impression on her. The Titan Food was enormously abundant, and the insect at least had no rival in the air, for neither bird nor flying reptile had yet appeared. The Story of Evolution But the bird secures a further advantage, and here it outstrips the flying reptile. The Story of Evolution The last, and perhaps the most interesting, of the doomed monsters of the Mesozoic was the Pterosaur, or "flying reptile." The Story of Evolution From the small early specimens in the early Jurassic the flying reptiles grow larger and larger until the time of their extinction in the stresses of the Chalk upheaval. The Story of Evolution There is ground for thinking that these flying reptiles were warm-blooded like the birds. The Story of Evolution The birds, while making more progress, apparently, than the mammals, were far outnumbered by the flying reptiles until the last part of the Mesozoic. The Story of Evolution |
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