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Thanatosdrakon

Din no ase: “dragon of death”1
Ɔdii: NsuomnamWim mmoa a wɔweaKretasias AwieeɛNyansahu mu deɛ, ɔnyɛ dinosɔɔ

Thanatosdrakon was a giant flying reptile that soared over South America about 85 million years ago. It was one of the biggest flying animals ever, with wings as wide as a small plane!1

Asɛm a ɛyɛ anigye: pterosɔɔ tuu wim wɔ dinosɔɔ so, nanso na wɔyɛ wɔn abusuafoɔ, na wɔnyɛ dinosɔɔ ankasa.
Ɔtenaa ase
mfeɛ ɔpepem 90 kɔsi 84 a atwam4
Kretasias Awieeɛ
Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ
Mendoza Province, Argentina1
Ntaban trɛmu
7 kɔsi 9.2 m (23 kɔsi 30 ft)1
Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara
bɛyɛ 87 km/h (54 mph)
Wimtuo, nsusuiɛ

Berɛ bɛn na ɛtenaa ase?

Triasik
Jurasik
Kretasias
mfeɛ ɔpepem 252 a atwam20114566, ɔsoro ɛboɔ no

Na ne kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn?

Na ne ntaban trɛ sɛn?

Thanatosdrakon ntaban bɛyɛ 9.2 m firi ano kɔsi ano (30 ft)Ɔpanin sakre bɛyɛ 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Kaa bɛyɛ 4.5 m (15 ft)Ɔsono, asase so aboa a ɔsõ sen biara nnɛ bɛyɛ 6.5 m (21 ft)
ntaban trɛ sɛ kaa 2 a ɛtoatoa soanka ɔbɛtumi atu atwa bɔɔlobɔ prama mũ wɔ sikɛn 4.3 mu

Thanatosdrakon kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?

Akontaa nko ara wɔ wo browser mu. Yɛnkora biribiara so, na yɛmmfa biribiara nkɔ baabiara.

Na ɛyɛ ntɛm sɛn?

nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ

Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye

1

Thanatosdrakon is the largest pterosaur ever found in South America, with a wingspan of about 9 metres (30 feet) for the bigger specimen.1

2

It lived about 89 to 83 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

3

Its bones were found in floodplain deposits, showing that it lived near rivers and lakes, not just near the sea.1

4

Scientists found two skeletons, one smaller and one larger, which helped them estimate the size range of this species.1

5

Thanatosdrakon had a unique combination of bones, including a special shape in its wing bones that helps identify it as an azhdarchid pterosaur.1

6

It is the oldest known member of the group Quetzalcoatlinae, which includes some of the largest flying reptiles ever.1

AI na ɛyɛeɛThanatosdrakon mfonini a AI yɛeɛ
Yei yɛ Thanatosdrakon mfonini a AI yɛeɛ, sɛdeɛ ebia na ɔteɛ. Kɔmputa na ɛyɛeɛ firi deɛ nyansahufoɔ nim mu. Ɛyɛ nsusuiɛ: ebia na aboa ankasa no nte saa, na obiara nnim ne kɔla ankasa.
wobisaeɛ

Nsɛm a wɔbisa bebree fa Thanatosdrakon ho

?How big was Thanatosdrakon?

The bigger specimen had a wingspan of about 9 metres (30 feet), and the smaller one about 7 metres (23 feet). That makes it the largest pterosaur ever found in South America.31

?When did Thanatosdrakon live?

It lived about 89 to 86 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.3

?What does Thanatosdrakon mean?

Thanatosdrakon means 'dragon of death' in Greek. Its species name, amaru, means 'flying serpent' in Quechua and refers to an Incan deity.3

?Where was Thanatosdrakon found?

Its fossils were found in the Plottier Formation of Mendoza Province, Argentina, in the Andes Mountains.3

?Is Thanatosdrakon a dinosaur?

No, Thanatosdrakon is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.3

?What did Thanatosdrakon eat?

Scientists do not know for sure, but because it was an azhdarchid pterosaur, it likely ate small animals like lizards, baby dinosaurs, or fish. Its fossils were found in a floodplain near rivers and lakes.3

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: Some people think Thanatosdrakon was a dinosaur.

Nokorɛ: It was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur, even though it lived at the same time.1

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din
Thanatosdrakon
Obi a ɔtoo din
Ortiz David et al. 20224
Kuo
Wim mmoa a wɔwea
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ
Azhdarchidae4
Nkyekyɛmu
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae4
Abotan no mfeɛ
mfeɛ ɔpepem 90 kɔsi 84 (Coniacian / Santonian)4
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ
Plottier4
Aman
Argentina4
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee
1 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu4
Nhunumu
Thanatosdrakon was named by Ortiz David and colleagues in 2022, based on fossils found in the Plottier Formation in Argentina.21
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye
Scientists are still debating exactly how Thanatosdrakon flew and hunted, because its huge size makes flight mechanics tricky.1

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

  1. Thanatosdrakon amaru , gen. et sp. nov., a giant azhdarchid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina (sciencedirect.com)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Thanatosdrakon (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Thanatosdrakon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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