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Alamodactylus

Izenaren esanahia: “Alamo finger, named after the Alamo symbol of Texas independence”1
Jaten zuen: ArrainaNarrasti hegalariakGoi KretazeoaTeknikoki ez da dinosauroa

Alamodactylus was a flying reptile that soared over Texas about 88 million years ago. It had long, narrow wings and probably glided over the sea to catch fish. It was not a dinosaur, but a pterosaur, a close cousin of dinosaurs.14

Datu dibertigarria: pterosauroak dinosauroen gainetik hegan egiten zuten, baina haien lehengusuak ziren, ez dinosauroak.
Bizi izan zen
Duela 90 eta 86 milioi urte artean4
Goi Kretazeoa
Fosilak hemen aurkitu dira:
Texas, USA, specifically Collin County14
Hego-zabalera
4 eta 5 m artean (13 eta 16 ft artean)123
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?

Alamodactylus hegoak 5 m inguru puntatik puntara (16 ft)Heldu baten bizikleta 1,8 m inguru (5,9 ft)Auto bat 4,5 m inguru (15 ft)Elefante bat, gaur egungo lehorreko animaliarik handiena 6,5 m inguru (21 ft)
ilaran jarritako 3 bizikleta bezain zabalak diren hegoakfutbol zelai oso bat zeharkatu zezakeen hegan 5,5 segundotan

Zein handia zen Alamodactylus ZUREKIN alderatuta?

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

Zein azkarra zen?

gauza bikainak

Datu dibertigarriak

1

Alamodactylus is known from only one partial wing, including a humerus and other bones, found in Texas.1

2

Its name means 'Alamo finger' because the fossil was found in Texas, the 'Alamo' state, and pterosaurs often have 'finger' in their names due to their long wing digits.1

3

Scientists think it was a medium-sized pterosaur, but they don't know its exact size because only a few bones have been found.1

4

The fossil was first thought to be from a Pteranodon, but later study showed it was a new kind of pterosaur.1

5

Alamodactylus lived about 89.8 to 88 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

6

Its wing bones show a unique combination of features, like a constricted humerus shaft and a D-shaped cross-section, that set it apart from other pterosaurs.1

AAk eginaAlamodactylus: AAk egindako irudia
Alamodactylus 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

Alamodactylus: gehien egindako galderak

?How big was Alamodactylus?

Its wingspan is estimated at about 4 to 5 metres (13 to 16.5 feet), but scientists are not sure because only a few bones have been found.3

?What did Alamodactylus eat?

It was a carnivore and probably caught fish by flying over the sea.3

?When did Alamodactylus live?

It lived about 89.8 to 88 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

Mito-hauslea

Mitoa: Alamodactylus was a dinosaur.

Egia: It was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is a close relative of dinosaurs, but not a dinosaur itself.1

Dino adituentzat

Izen zientifikoa
Alamodactylus
Izendatzailea:
Andres and Myers 20134
Taldea
Narrasti hegalariak
Familia / klada
Pteranodontia4
Sailkapena
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
Arroken adina
90 eta 86 milioi urte artean (Coniacian)4
Arroka-formazioak
Atco4
Herrialdeak
AEB4
Fosil-erregistroak
1 The Paleobiology Database datu-basean4
Aurkikuntza
The fossil was discovered by Gary Byrd, who it is named after, and first described in 2010. It was given its own genus and species name, Alamodactylus byrdi, by Brian Andres and Timothy Myers in 2013.1
Oraindik eztabaidagai
Scientists still debate exactly where Alamodactylus fits in the pterosaur family tree. Some studies place it close to Pteranodon, while others put it in the Nyctosauridae group.1

Datuak nondik datozen

  1. Alamodactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Alamodactylus byrdi | Pterosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
  3. Alamodactylus — Pteros (pteros.com)
  4. Alamodactylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): adina, tokiak, arroka-formazioak, sailkapena.

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