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Alanqa

Naam beteken: “from the Arabic word al-'Anqā', a mythical bird like a phoenix”1

Het geëet: VisVlieënde reptieleLaat KrytTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Alanqa was a giant flying reptile that soared over ancient rivers in what is now Morocco. It had a long, straight, pointed beak with no teeth, perfect for scooping up fish and other small animals.2

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

Het geleef

100 tot 94 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Kem Kem Group, southeastern Morocco1 2

Vlerkspan

3 tot 6 m (9,8 tot 20 ft)2 1

Gewig

16 kg tot 37 kg (35 tot 82 lb)1

Topspoed

omtrent 74 km/h (46 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?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 9 huiskatte

vlerke so wyd soos 3 fietse in 'n ryso swaar soos 7 waatlemoenekon in 5,1 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot was Alanqa 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)

Alanqa omtrent 74 km/h (46 mph)

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Alanqa is known from only five jaw fragments and possibly one neck vertebra, so scientists have not found a full skeleton yet.1

Its beak was straight and pointed, like a spear, and it had a raised bump on the top of its lower jaw near the back.2

The largest Alanqa individuals may have had a wingspan as wide as a small airplane, about 6 meters (20 feet).2 1

Alanqa lived alongside huge meat-eating dinosaurs like Spinosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus, which might have hunted it.1

The Kem Kem Beds where Alanqa was found were once a freshwater delta, full of rivers and swamps.1

Two of the jaw fragments were first described in 1999 but were not named until 2010, when scientists realized they belonged to a new species.1

KI-prent van Alanqa — 'n KI-prent van hoe Alanqa 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 Alanqa

?How big was Alanqa?

Most Alanqa individuals had a wingspan of about 4 meters (13 feet), but a larger neck vertebra suggests some reached 6 meters (20 feet). An individual of that size would have weighed 16 to 37 kilograms (35 to 82 pounds).1

?What did Alanqa eat?

Alanqa probably ate small animals like crustaceans, mollusks, amphibians, small reptiles, and even small or juvenile dinosaurs. Grooves in its jaw suggest it also crushed hard foods like mollusks and seeds.1

?Is Alanqa a dinosaur?

No, Alanqa is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1

?Where was Alanqa found?

Alanqa was found in the Kem Kem Group of southeastern Morocco, in a place called Aferdou N'Chaft near the village of Begaa.1

?When did Alanqa live?

Alanqa lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Cenomanian stage, about 100 to 93 million years ago.1

?Did Alanqa have teeth?

No, Alanqa had no teeth. Its jaws were straight and pointed, like a spear, perfect for scooping up food.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Alanqa
Benoem deur: Ibrahim et al. 20104
Groep: Vlieënde reptiele
Familie / klade: Azhdarchidae4
Klassifikasie: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 100 tot 94 miljoen jaar (Cenomanian)4
Rotsformasies: Ifezouane4
Lande: Marokko4
Fossielrekords: 4 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Alanqa was named in 2010 by Ibrahim and colleagues based on a nearly complete lower jaw found at Aferdou N'Chaft, Morocco, in 2008.2 1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure if the large neck vertebra really belongs to Alanqa or to a different, even bigger pterosaur.2 1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Alanqa (en.wikipedia.org)
A New Pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco - PMC (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Alanqa in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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