Yelaphomte

Naam beteken: “beast of the air”1

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Yelaphomte was a small flying reptile that lived during the Late Triassic in what is now Argentina. It had a tall, thin crest on its snout and was one of the first pterosaurs found in the southern half of the world.1 2

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

Het geleef

227 tot 206 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Trias

Fossiele gevind in

Quebrada del Puma locality, Quebrada del Barro Formation, San Juan Province, Argentina1 3

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)

Yelaphomte 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

Yelaphomte is one of the only known Triassic pterosaurs from the southern hemisphere, along with its relative Pachagnathus.1 2

Its snout was full of air spaces, making it lightweight for flying. The name Yelaphomte means 'beast of the air' in the language of the Huarpe people.1

The only known fossil is a piece of the snout only 15.4 mm long, including parts of the upper jaw and palate.1

Yelaphomte lived far from the sea, in a dry inland environment, unlike many other early pterosaurs that lived near coasts.1

The crest on its snout had a unique pattern of grooves that is not seen in any other pterosaur.1

Scientists think Yelaphomte may have been a small adult, because the bones in its snout were tightly fused together, which often happens when an animal is fully grown.1

KI-prent van Yelaphomte — 'n KI-prent van hoe Yelaphomte 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.

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Yelaphomte
Benoem deur: Martínez et al. 20223
Groep: Vlieënde reptiele
Familie / klade: Raeticodactylidae3
Klassifikasie: Pterosauria3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 227 tot 206 miljoen jaar (Norian)3
Rotsformasies: Quebrada del Barro3
Lande: Argentinië3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Yelaphomte was discovered by a team led by Ricardo Martínez between 2012 and 2014 in Argentina. It was named and described in 2022 by Martínez, Andres, Apaldetti, and Cerda.1 3
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Yelaphomte grew, because only a small piece of its snout has been found.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Yelaphomte (en.wikipedia.org)
The dawn of the flying reptiles: first Triassic record in the southern hemisphere (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Yelaphomte in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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