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Aerotitan

Izenaren esanahia: “air titan”1

Jaten zuen: ArrainaNarrasti hegalariakGoi KretazeoaTeknikoki ez da dinosauroa

Aerotitan was a giant flying reptile that soared over South America about 70 million years ago. It was not a dinosaur, but a pterosaur, a close cousin of dinosaurs. With a wingspan of at least 5 metres, it was one of the biggest animals ever to fly.1

Datu dibertigarria: pterosauroak dinosauroen gainetik hegan egiten zuten, baina haien lehengusuak ziren, ez dinosauroak.

Bizi izan zen

Duela 72 eta 66 milioi urte artean4

Goi Kretazeoa

Fosilak hemen aurkitu dira:

Argentina, in the Allen Formation of Patagonia1 2

Hego-zabalera

5 m (16 ft)1

Abiadura maximoa

69 km/h inguru (43 mph)

Hegan egitea, kalkulua

Noiz bizi izan zen?

Triasikoa

Jurasikoa

Kretazeoa

Duela 252 milioi urte20114566, asteroidea

Zein handia zen?

Zein zabalak ziren bere hegoak?

ilaran jarritako 3 bizikleta bezain zabalak diren hegoakfutbol zelai oso bat zeharkatu zezakeen hegan 5,5 segundotan

Zein handia zen Aerotitan ZUREKIN alderatuta?

Zure nabigatzaileko kalkulu hutsak. Ez da ezer gordetzen ez inora bidaltzen.

Zein azkarra zen?

Pertsona bat oinez 5 km/h inguru (3 mph)

Haur bat bizikletan 12 km/h inguru (7 mph)

Zaldi bat lauhazka 65 km/h inguru (40 mph)

Aerotitan 69 km/h inguru (43 mph)

Gepardo bat 100 km/h inguru (62 mph)

gauza bikainak

Datu dibertigarriak

Aerotitan was the first azhdarchid pterosaur ever found in South America. Azhdarchids were a group of huge, long-necked flying reptiles.1

The only known fossil of Aerotitan is a piece of its snout, about 26 centimetres long. From this small piece, scientists estimated its wingspan.1

Aerotitan had no teeth. Its jaws were long and narrow, perfect for snapping up slippery fish.1

Scientists used to think the fossil was an upper jaw, but a 2021 study showed it was actually a lower jaw. This changed how they picture the animal.3

Aerotitan's closest known relative might be Mistralazhdarcho from France. They share many features in their jaw tips.1 3

Aerotitan lived near the sea, and its fossils were found in marine rocks. It probably flew over the ocean hunting for food.2

Aerotitan: AAk egindako irudia — Aerotitan nolakoa izan zitekeen erakusten duen AAk egindako irudia, ordenagailu batek zientzialariek dakitenetik sortua. Asmakizun bat da: benetako animalia desberdina izan zitekeen, eta inork ez daki zein ziren bere benetako koloreak.

zure galderak

Aerotitan: gehien egindako galderak

?How big was Aerotitan?

Aerotitan had a wingspan of at least 5 metres (16 feet), making it one of the largest flying animals of its time.1

?Was Aerotitan a dinosaur?

No, Aerotitan was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is a close cousin of dinosaurs, not a dinosaur itself.1

?What did Aerotitan eat?

Aerotitan had no teeth and long, narrow jaws, which scientists think were perfect for catching fish while flying over the sea.1

?When did Aerotitan live?

Aerotitan lived during the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period, about 70 million years ago.1

?Where was Aerotitan found?

Aerotitan was found in the Allen Formation in Patagonia, Argentina, in rocks that were formed near the sea.1

?Why is Aerotitan called Aerotitan?

The name combines the Greek word for air, 'aer', and Titan, because it was a large flying reptile.1

Mito-hauslea

Mitoa: Aerotitan was a dinosaur.

Egia: Aerotitan was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but was not one of them.1

Dino adituentzat

Izen zientifikoa: Aerotitan
Izendatzailea:: Novas et al. 20124
Taldea: Narrasti hegalariak
Familia / klada: Azhdarchidae4
Sailkapena: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae4
Arroken adina: 72 eta 66 milioi urte artean (Maastrichtian)4
Arroka-formazioak: Allen4
Herrialdeak: Argentina4
Fosil-erregistroak: 1 The Paleobiology Database datu-basean4
Aurkikuntza: Aerotitan was named in 2012 by Fernando Novas and colleagues. They described it from a partial snout found in the Allen Formation in Patagonia, Argentina.1 2
Oraindik eztabaidagai: Scientists still debate whether Aerotitan was an azhdarchid or a thalassodromid, because the only fossil is a jaw tip. Some studies say it was an azhdarchid, others say it was a thalassodromid.1 3

Datuak nondik datozen

Aerotitan (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
On the pterosaur Aerotitan sudamericanus (Neuquén Basin, Upper Cretaceous of Argentina), with comments on azhdarchoid phylogeny and jaw anatomy - ScienceDirect (sciencedirect.com)
Aerotitan in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): adina, tokiak, arroka-formazioak, sailkapena.

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