Arambourgiania
Arambourgiania was one of the biggest flying animals that ever lived. It was a pterosaur, not a dinosaur, and soared over ancient seas. It had a wingspan as wide as a small airplane!1
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Arambourgiania lived during the Maastrichtian age, about 72 to 66 million years ago.4
Its wingspan may have reached 12 meters (about 39 feet), making it as big as Quetzalcoatlus.1
Only a few bones of Arambourgiania have been found, including a neck vertebra.1
The first fossil was discovered in a phosphate mine in Jordan.4
It belongs to the family Azhdarchidae, a group of giant pterosaurs with long necks.4

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Arambourgiania
?How big was Arambourgiania?
It was one of the largest flying animals ever, with a wingspan estimated at 10 to 12 meters (33 to 39 feet). Some studies suggest a wingspan of 8 to 10 meters (26 to 33 feet).12
?Was Arambourgiania a dinosaur?
No, it was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.2
?What did Arambourgiania eat?
Scientists are not sure, but it likely ate fish or other small animals it could catch while flying or wading. Its fossils are found in ancient seas, so it may have eaten aquatic prey.2
?When did Arambourgiania live?
It lived during the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period, about 72 to 66 million years ago.2
?Where was Arambourgiania found?
Its first fossil was discovered in a phosphate mine near Ruseifa, Jordan. Other possible remains have been found in the United States and Morocco.2
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Mite: Some people think Arambourgiania was a dinosaur.
Waarheid: Arambourgiania was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but was not a dinosaur.4
Vir dino-kenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Arambourgiania
- Benoem deur
- Nessov et al. 19874
- Groep
- Vlieënde reptiele
- Familie / klade
- Azhdarchidae4
- Klassifikasie
- Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae4
- Ouderdom van die rotse
- 72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)4
- Rotsformasies
- Phosphorite Unit4
- Lande
- Jordanië4
- Fossielrekords
- 2 in The Paleobiology Database4
- Ontdekking
- The first fossil was described by Camille Arambourg in 1959, and the genus was named Arambourgiania by Nessov and colleagues in 1987.4
- Steeds omstrede
- Scientists are not sure exactly how big Arambourgiania was because only a few bones have been found.1
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- A reappraisal of Arambourgiania (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea): One of the world's largest flying animals - Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen Band 199 Heft 2, Schweizerbart science publishers (schweizerbart.de)
- Arambourgiania (en.wikipedia.org)
- New pterosaur remains from the Late Cretaceous of Afro-Arabia provide insight into flight capacity of large pterosaurs: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 44 , No 1 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
- Arambourgiania in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.
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