Yelaphomte

Din no ase: “beast of the air”1

Ɔdii: NsuomnamWim mmoa a wɔweaTriasik AwieeɛNyansahu mu deɛ, ɔnyɛ dinosɔɔ

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

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

Ɔtenaa ase

mfeɛ ɔpepem 227 kɔsi 206 a atwam3

Triasik Awieeɛ

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

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

Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 52 km/h (32 mph)

Wimtuo, nsusuiɛ

Berɛ bɛn na ɛtenaa ase?

Triasik

Jurasik

Kretasias

mfeɛ ɔpepem 252 a atwam20114566, ɔsoro ɛboɔ no

Na ɛyɛ ntɛm sɛn?

Onipa a ɔnante bɛyɛ 5 km/h (3 mph)

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

Yelaphomte bɛyɛ 52 km/h (32 mph)

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

Kyiita bɛyɛ 100 km/h (62 mph)

nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ

Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye

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

Yei yɛ Yelaphomte 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.

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Yelaphomte
Obi a ɔtoo din: Martínez et al. 20223
Kuo: Wim mmoa a wɔwea
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Raeticodactylidae3
Nkyekyɛmu: Pterosauria3
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 227 kɔsi 206 (Norian)3
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Quebrada del Barro3
Aman: Argentina3
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 1 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu3
Nhunumu: 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
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Yelaphomte grew, because only a small piece of its snout has been found.1

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

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): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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