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Tupuxuara

Din no ase: “familiar spirit, from the mythology of the Tupi people in Brazil”1

Ɔdii: NsuomnamWim mmoa a wɔweaKretasias MfiaseNyansahu mu deɛ, ɔnyɛ dinosɔɔ

Tupuxuara was a flying reptile with a huge, bony crest on its head. It soared over ancient Brazil about 112 million years ago, using its long wings and toothless beak to hunt for fish.1 2

Asɛm a ɛyɛ anigye: pterosɔɔ tuu wim wɔ dinosɔɔ so, nanso na wɔyɛ wɔn abusuafoɔ, na wɔnyɛ dinosɔɔ ankasa.

Ɔtenaa ase

mfeɛ ɔpepem 120 kɔsi 113 a atwam3

Kretasias Mfiase

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

Romualdo Formation, Santana Group, northeastern Brazil1 3

Tenten

2 m (6.6 ft)1

Ntaban trɛmu

4.5 kɔsi 4.7 m (15 kɔsi 15 ft)1 2

Mu duru

25 kg (55 lb)1

Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 67 km/h (42 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 tenten yɛ sɛn?

Na ne mu yɛ duru sɛn?

ne mu duru te sɛ fie agyinamoa 6

ne tenten te sɛ fie agyinamoa 4 firi hwene kɔsi duane tenten te sɛ kwadu 11 a wɔde abɔ toatoa sone mu duru te sɛ watamɛlɔn 5anka ɔbɛtumi atu atwa bɔɔlobɔ prama mũ wɔ sikɛn 5.6 mu

Tupuxuara 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?

Onipa a ɔnante bɛyɛ 5 km/h (3 mph)

Abofra a ɔte sakre so bɛyɛ 12 km/h (7 mph)

Ɔpɔnkɔ a ɔretu mmirika bɛyɛ 65 km/h (40 mph)

Tupuxuara bɛyɛ 67 km/h (42 mph)

Kyiita bɛyɛ 100 km/h (62 mph)

nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ

Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye

Tupuxuara had a huge crest on its head made of bone. The crest was bigger in older animals, so scientists think it was used to show off to mates.1

Its wings were very long compared to its body weight. This helped it fly well and cover long distances.1

Tupuxuara lived about 112 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1

The first fossils of Tupuxuara were a snout and some wing bones. They were found in Brazil.1

There are two main species: Tupuxuara longicristatus, which had a long crest, and Tupuxuara leonardii, which had a more rounded crest.1

A third species, Tupuxuara deliradamus, was named in 2009 but many scientists now think it is not a valid species.1

Tupuxuara was a close relative of Thalassodromeus, another large pterosaur from Brazil.1

By studying its eye bones, scientists think Tupuxuara was active during the day.1

Yei yɛ Tupuxuara 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 Tupuxuara ho

?How big was Tupuxuara?

Tupuxuara had a wingspan of about 4.7 metres (15.4 feet) and weighed around 25 kilograms (55.1 pounds). Its body length was about 2 metres (6.6 feet).1

?What did Tupuxuara eat?

Scientists think Tupuxuara was probably a terrestrial omnivore or carnivore, eating a mix of plants and small animals. Earlier ideas that it ate only fish or fruit are less likely now.1

?Did Tupuxuara have teeth?

No, Tupuxuara had a toothless beak, like many other pterosaurs from its group.1

?Why did Tupuxuara have a crest?

The large bony crest on its head was probably used to show off to mates, since it grew bigger as the animal got older. It was a sign of sexual maturity.1

?When did Tupuxuara live?

Tupuxuara lived about 112 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

?Is Tupuxuara a dinosaur?

No, Tupuxuara is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile. Pterosaurs are not dinosaurs, though they lived at the same time.1

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: Some people think Tupuxuara was a dinosaur.

Nokorɛ: Tupuxuara was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Tupuxuara
Obi a ɔtoo din: Kellner and Campos 19883
Kuo: Wim mmoa a wɔwea
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Thalassodromidae3
Nkyekyɛmu: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 120 kɔsi 113 (Aptian)3
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Romualdo3
Aman: Brazil3
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 5 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu3
Nhunumu: Tupuxuara was named in 1988 by Brazilian paleontologists Alexander Kellner and Diógenes de Almeida Campos. The first fossils were found in the Santana Formation (now Romualdo Formation) of Brazil.1
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists are not sure exactly what Tupuxuara ate. It may have been a fish eater, a meat eater, or even an omnivore that also ate fruit.1

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

Tupuxuara (en.wikipedia.org)
Friday's Pterosaur: Tupuxuara (amnh.org)
Tupuxuara in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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