摩洛哥發(fā)現(xiàn)三種新的飛行恐龍

摩洛哥發(fā)現(xiàn)三種新的飛行恐龍

Apparently there were even more dinosaurs flying the fearsome skies.

顯然還有更多的恐龍在可怕的天空中飛翔。

“Scientists have discovered three new species of flying reptiles that lived in the Sahara 100 [million] years ago,” according to the Guardian. The winged, fish-eating reptiles, called pterosaurs, inhabited prehistoric Morocco — back when the desert was an ocean.

據(jù)《衛(wèi)報》報道：“科學家發(fā)現(xiàn)了三種新的飛行爬行動物，它們生活在1億年前的撒哈拉沙漠。”。這種有翼的、以魚為食的爬行動物被稱為翼龍，它們生活在史前的摩洛哥，那時的沙漠還是海洋。

The discovery was made by David Martill, a paleontologist at the University of Portsmouth in England. Martill has published a study outlining his findings.

這一發(fā)現(xiàn)是由英國樸茨茅斯大學的古生物學家大衛(wèi)·馬蒂爾(David Martill)發(fā)現(xiàn)的。馬蒂爾發(fā)表了一項研究，概述了他的發(fā)現(xiàn)。

“The new finds show that African pterosaurs were quite similar to those found on other continents,” a university spokeswoman told the Guardian. “These flying predators soared above a world dominated by predators, including crocodile-like hunters and carnivorous dinosaurs. Interestingly, herbivores such as sauropods and ornithischian dinosaurs are rare.”

“這些新發(fā)現(xiàn)表明，非洲翼龍與其他大陸上發(fā)現(xiàn)的翼龍非常相似，”該大學的一位女發(fā)言人告訴《衛(wèi)報》。這些會飛的食肉動物飛到一個由食肉動物統(tǒng)治的世界上空，包括像鱷魚一樣的獵人和食肉恐龍。有趣的是，像蜥腳類和鳥臀目恐龍這樣的食草動物非常罕見。”

“Many of the predators, including the toothed pterosaurs, preyed on a superabundance of fish.”

“許多食肉動物，包括有牙齒的翼龍，都以大量的魚類為食。”

“We are in a golden age for discovering pterodactyls,” Martill said. “This year alone we have discovered three new species and we are only into March.”

“我們正處在發(fā)現(xiàn)翼手龍的黃金時代，”馬提爾說。“僅今年一年，我們就發(fā)現(xiàn)了三個新物種，而我們現(xiàn)在才剛剛進入三月。”

The dive bombing dinos had wingspans of between nine to 12 feet and had jaws full of long, spiky teeth.

俯沖轟炸恐龍的翼展在9到12英尺之間，下顎長滿尖牙。