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Hatzegopteryx

Naam beteken: “Hațeg basin wing”1

Het geëet: VleisVlieënde reptieleLaat KrytTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Hatzegopteryx was a giant flying reptile that lived on an island in what is now Romania. It had a huge, strong skull and a short, muscular neck, and it was probably the top predator on its island home.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 gelede6

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Transylvania, Romania (Hațeg Basin)1 2

Vlerkspan

10 tot 12 m (33 tot 39 ft)1 3

Gewig

180 kg tot 250 kg (397 tot 551 lb)1

Topspoed

omtrent 97 km/h (60 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 12 honde

vlerke so wyd soos 2,5 motors in 'n ryso swaar soos 50 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 13 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 8 skoolkinderskon in 3,9 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot was Hatzegopteryx 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)

Hatzegopteryx omtrent 97 km/h (60 mph)

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Hatzegopteryx had a skull that was about 2.5 meters (8 feet) long, one of the largest skulls of any non-marine animal.1

Its neck was only 1.5 meters (5 feet) long, which is half the length of other giant pterosaurs with the same wingspan.1

The bones of Hatzegopteryx were filled with tiny pits and hollows, making them lightweight but strong, like Styrofoam.1

It lived on Hațeg Island, a subtropical island in the ancient Tethys Sea, where dinosaurs were small due to island dwarfism.1

Hatzegopteryx was probably the top predator on its island because there were no large meat-eating dinosaurs there.1

The first fossils of Hatzegopteryx were found in the late 1970s by students, but were at first mistaken for dinosaur bones.1

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

?How big was Hatzegopteryx?

It had a wingspan of about 10 to 12 meters (33 to 39 feet), making it one of the biggest pterosaurs ever.1

?Could Hatzegopteryx fly?

Yes, it could fly. Its wing bones were similar to other flying pterosaurs, and its skull was lightweight thanks to a spongy internal structure.1 4

?What did Hatzegopteryx eat?

It was a predator that probably ate dwarf dinosaurs like titanosaurs and iguanodontians, and it could tackle prey too big to swallow whole.1

?Is Hatzegopteryx a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile and not a dinosaur.1

?When did Hatzegopteryx live?

It lived about 72 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period.1

?Where was Hatzegopteryx found?

Its fossils were found in Transylvania, Romania, on what was once Hațeg Island.1

?How heavy was Hatzegopteryx?

Its weight has been estimated at around 250 kilograms (550 pounds).4

?Was Hatzegopteryx bigger than Quetzalcoatlus?

It was about the same size or slightly smaller. Both had wingspans around 10 to 12 meters, but Hatzegopteryx had a shorter, stronger neck.1

?Why did Hatzegopteryx have a short neck?

Its short, thick neck was very strong and helped it hunt large prey, like dwarf dinosaurs, by catching them.1 5

?Could Hatzegopteryx swim?

Nobody knows for sure, but it probably spent most of its time on land hunting, like other azhdarchid pterosaurs.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Hatzegopteryx was too heavy to fly.

Waarheid: Its bones had a spongy, lightweight internal structure that made the skull strong but light enough for flight.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Hatzegopteryx
Benoem deur: Buffetaut et al. 20026
Groep: Vlieënde reptiele
Familie / klade: Azhdarchidae6
Klassifikasie: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae6
Ouderdom van die rotse: 72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)6
Rotsformasies: Densuș-Ciula, Sebeş, Râul Mare6
Lande: Roemenië6
Fossielrekords: 4 in The Paleobiology Database6
Ontdekking: Hatzegopteryx was named in 2002 by paleontologists Eric Buffetaut, Dan Grigorescu, and Zoltan Csiki, based on skull fragments and a wing bone found in Romania.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly how wide its wingspan was, with estimates ranging from 10 to 12 meters (33 to 39 feet).1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Hatzegopteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
A new giant pterosaur with a robust skull from the latest cretaceous of Romania (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Eons | When a Giant Pterosaur Ruled the European Islands | Season 4 | Episode 23 | PBS (pbs.org)
Neck biomechanics indicate that giant Transylvanian azhdarchid pterosaurs were short-necked arch predators (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Hatzegopteryx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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