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Aerotitan

Naam beteken: “air titan”1

Het geëet: VisVlieënde reptieleLaat KrytTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Aerotitan was a giant flying reptile that soared over South America about 70 million years ago. It was not a dinosaur, but a pterosaur, a close cousin of dinosaurs. With a wingspan of at least 5 metres, it was one of the biggest animals ever to fly.1

Prettige feit: pterosourusse het oor die dinosourusse gevlieg, maar hulle was hul neefs, nie self dinosourusse nie.

Het geleef

72 tot 66 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Argentina, in the Allen Formation of Patagonia1 2

Vlerkspan

5 m (16 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 69 km/h (43 mph)

Vlieënd, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe wyd was sy vlerke?

vlerke so wyd soos 3 fietse in 'n rykon in 5,5 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot was Aerotitan vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

Aerotitan omtrent 69 km/h (43 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Aerotitan was the first azhdarchid pterosaur ever found in South America. Azhdarchids were a group of huge, long-necked flying reptiles.1

The only known fossil of Aerotitan is a piece of its snout, about 26 centimetres long. From this small piece, scientists estimated its wingspan.1

Aerotitan had no teeth. Its jaws were long and narrow, perfect for snapping up slippery fish.1

Scientists used to think the fossil was an upper jaw, but a 2021 study showed it was actually a lower jaw. This changed how they picture the animal.3

Aerotitan's closest known relative might be Mistralazhdarcho from France. They share many features in their jaw tips.1 3

Aerotitan lived near the sea, and its fossils were found in marine rocks. It probably flew over the ocean hunting for food.2

KI-prent van Aerotitan — 'n KI-prent van hoe Aerotitan dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.

julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Aerotitan

?How big was Aerotitan?

Aerotitan had a wingspan of at least 5 metres (16 feet), making it one of the largest flying animals of its time.1

?Was Aerotitan a dinosaur?

No, Aerotitan was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is a close cousin of dinosaurs, not a dinosaur itself.1

?What did Aerotitan eat?

Aerotitan had no teeth and long, narrow jaws, which scientists think were perfect for catching fish while flying over the sea.1

?When did Aerotitan live?

Aerotitan lived during the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period, about 70 million years ago.1

?Where was Aerotitan found?

Aerotitan was found in the Allen Formation in Patagonia, Argentina, in rocks that were formed near the sea.1

?Why is Aerotitan called Aerotitan?

The name combines the Greek word for air, 'aer', and Titan, because it was a large flying reptile.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Aerotitan was a dinosaur.

Waarheid: Aerotitan was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but was not one of them.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Aerotitan
Benoem deur: Novas et al. 20124
Groep: Vlieënde reptiele
Familie / klade: Azhdarchidae4
Klassifikasie: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)4
Rotsformasies: Allen4
Lande: Argentinië4
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Aerotitan was named in 2012 by Fernando Novas and colleagues. They described it from a partial snout found in the Allen Formation in Patagonia, Argentina.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate whether Aerotitan was an azhdarchid or a thalassodromid, because the only fossil is a jaw tip. Some studies say it was an azhdarchid, others say it was a thalassodromid.1 3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Aerotitan (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
On the pterosaur Aerotitan sudamericanus (Neuquén Basin, Upper Cretaceous of Argentina), with comments on azhdarchoid phylogeny and jaw anatomy - ScienceDirect (sciencedirect.com)
Aerotitan in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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