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Epapatelo

Naam beteken: “wing lizard”1

Het geëet: VisVlieënde reptieleLaat KrytTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Epapatelo was a flying reptile that lived near the coast of ancient Angola. It soared over the ocean and dove into the water to catch fish, just like a modern seabird.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 gelede3

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Bentiaba, Namibe Province, Angola3 1

Vlerkspan

4,8 tot 5,6 m (16 tot 18 ft)2 1

Topspoed

omtrent 72 km/h (45 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 5,2 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot was Epapatelo 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)

Epapatelo omtrent 72 km/h (45 mph)

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Epapatelo is known from only a few bones: a partial upper arm bone and two forearm bones from two different individuals.1

It lived about 71 to 72 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

Epapatelo belonged to a group of pterosaurs called pteranodontians, which were large, toothless flying reptiles.1

The fossils were found in marine rocks, showing that Epapatelo lived near the sea and probably died in the water.1

Epapatelo is one of the few pterosaurs ever found in Africa from the very end of the dinosaur age.1

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

?How big was Epapatelo?

About 4.8 to 5.6 metres (16 to 18 feet) across the wings, based on the two known individuals. Some other bones found in Angola suggest an even larger size.2

?What did Epapatelo eat?

It ate fish. Epapatelo was a piscivore that dove into the ocean to catch its food, much like a modern seabird.1

?When did Epapatelo live?

It lived about 71 to 72 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

?Where was Epapatelo found?

In Angola, near the coast of Namibe Province. The fossils were discovered in marine rocks at a site called Bentiaba.2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Epapatelo
Benoem deur: Fernandes et al. 20223
Groep: Vlieënde reptiele
Familie / klade: Aponyctosauria3
Klassifikasie: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)3
Rotsformasies: Mocuio3
Lande: Angola3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Epapatelo was named in 2022 by a team of scientists led by Alexandra Fernandes. The fossils were found in the Namibe desert of Angola during the Projecto PaleoAngola expeditions.3 1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure how big Epapatelo was, because only a few arm bones have been found.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola (mdpi.com)
Epapatelo (en.wikipedia.org)
Epapatelo in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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