苏格兰斯凯岛发现新翼龙物种

时间:2024-03-14 06:19:17

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Pterosaur: new species of flying reptile1 discovered in Scotland 苏格兰斯凯岛发现新翼龙物种

考古学家们在苏格兰斯凯岛发现了一个新的翼龙物种。这种独特的飞行爬行动物生活在1.68 – 1.66亿年前。
This flying reptile soared over the heads of dinosaurs2 when Scotland was part of a sub-tropical island in the Middle Jurassic period. Scientists found its wings, shoulders, leg and backbone embedded in limestone3 rock on a beach. Only the skull4 was missing. To protect it, the fragile fossil was transported from Skye in the researchers' backpacks.
在侏罗纪中期,当时苏格兰仍是亚热带岛屿的一部分,这种飞行爬行动物就曾在恐龙头顶上空飞翔。科学家们在一片海滩上的石灰岩中发现了它的翅膀、肩膀、腿部和脊骨部分的化石。只有头骨不见踪影。为了保护它们,这些脆弱的化石被装进研究人员的背包中进行运输。
This creature is called Ceoptera meaning mist in Scottish Gaelic. Fossils from this era are extremely rare, and the discovery changes what's known about the flying reptiles5. Experts now believe they lived much earlier and had a global distribution. It had been thought that they mostly lived in China. The fossil was found in 2006, but it took years of painstaking work to extract it from the hard rock for classification.
这种新发现的翼龙被命名为 “雾翼龙(Ceoptera)”,在苏格兰盖尔语中指 “薄雾”。侏罗纪中期时代的化石极其罕见,这一发现改变了人们对该时期飞行爬行动物的认识。专家们现在认为,翼龙生活的时期比预想得更早,而且它们曾遍布全球各地。早前人们一直认为翼龙大多生活在中国。尽管这些化石于2006年被发现,但考古学家们在经过多年的辛勤工作后才得以将化石从坚硬的岩石中提取出来以对其进行分类。

词汇表
soared 飞翔,翱翔
embedded 嵌入…之中的
fossil 化石
distribution 分布
painstaking 极其仔细的,艰苦的
classification 分类


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1 reptile xBiz7     
n.爬行动物;两栖动物
参考例句:
  • The frog is not a true reptile.青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。
  • So you should not be surprised to see someone keep a reptile as a pet.所以,你不必惊奇有人养了一只爬行动物作为宠物。
2 dinosaurs 87f9c39b9e3f358174d58a584c2727b4     
n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 );守旧落伍的人,过时落后的东西
参考例句:
  • The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 limestone w3XyJ     
n.石灰石
参考例句:
  • Limestone is often used in building construction.石灰岩常用于建筑。
  • Cement is made from limestone.水泥是由石灰石制成的。
4 skull CETyO     
n.头骨;颅骨
参考例句:
  • The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
  • He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去,跌裂了颅骨。
5 reptiles 45053265723f59bd84cf4af2b15def8e     
n.爬行动物,爬虫( reptile的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Snakes and crocodiles are both reptiles. 蛇和鳄鱼都是爬行动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Birds, reptiles and insects come from eggs. 鸟类、爬虫及昆虫是卵生的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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