Dawndraco

Naam beteken: “dawn dragon of the Kanza tribe”1 2

Het geëet: VisVlieënde reptieleLaat KrytTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Dawndraco was a flying reptile with a very long, straight beak that did not taper like other pteranodonts. It soared over the ancient sea that covered Kansas about 86 million years ago, scooping up fish.1 2

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

Het geleef

90 tot 84 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Utica, Kansas, USA3 1

Topspoed

omtrent 52 km/h (32 mph)

Vlieënd, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

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)

Dawndraco omtrent 52 km/h (32 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Dawndraco is known from only one partial skeleton, including an almost complete skull and lower jaws.1 2

Its snout did not taper like in other pteranodonts; the upper and lower edges ran almost parallel.1 2

The name Dawndraco combines the Iroquois dawn goddess with the Latin word for dragon.1 2

The species name kanzai honors the Kanza (Kaw) tribe, after which Kansas is named.1 2

Dawndraco lived about 86 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1 2

The fossil was found in the Smoky Hill Chalk Member of the Niobrara Formation, which was once the floor of a shallow sea.1 2

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

?Is Dawndraco a dinosaur?

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

?How big was Dawndraco?

The exact size is not known from the sources, but it was a pteranodontid pterosaur with a wingspan likely similar to other pteranodonts, around 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet).1

?What did Dawndraco eat?

Dawndraco ate fish, which it scooped up while soaring over the ancient sea.1

?Why is Dawndraco controversial?

Some scientists think Dawndraco is not a separate genus but just a young male Pteranodon sternbergi, so its status is debated.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Dawndraco is definitely a separate genus from Pteranodon.

Waarheid: Many scientists think Dawndraco is actually a young male of Pteranodon sternbergi (also called Geosternbergia), not a distinct genus.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Dawndraco
Benoem deur: Kellner 20103
Groep: Vlieënde reptiele
Familie / klade: Pteranodontidae3
Klassifikasie: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Pteranodontidae3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 90 tot 84 miljoen jaar (Coniacian / Santonian)3
Rotsformasies: Niobrara3
Lande: VSA3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: The only known Dawndraco fossil was found in 1974 by Richard C. Fox and Allen Lindoe in Utica, Kansas. It was named by Alexander W.A. Kellner in 2010.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate whether Dawndraco is a valid genus or just a young Pteranodon sternbergi.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Dawndraco (en.wikipedia.org)
Brasil - Comments on the Pteranodontidae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) with the description of two new species Comments on the Pteranodontidae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) with the description of two new species (scielo.br)
Dawndraco in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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