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Aerotitan

O nome significa: “air titan”1
Comía: PeixeRéptiles voadoresCretáceo SuperiorTecnicamente non é un dinosauro

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

Dato curioso: os pterosauros voaban por riba dos dinosauros, pero eran os seus curmáns, non dinosauros.
Viviu
hai entre 72 e 66 millóns de anos4
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Argentina, in the Allen Formation of Patagonia12
Envergadura
5 m (16 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 69 km/h (43 mph)
Voar, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Que anchura tiñan as súas ás?

Aerotitan ás de uns 5 m dunha punta á outra (16 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Un coche uns 4,5 m (15 ft)Un elefante, o animal terrestre máis grande de hoxe uns 6,5 m (21 ft)
ás tan anchas coma 3 bicicletas en filapodería voar sobre un campo de fútbol enteiro en 5,5 segundos

Como era de grande Aerotitan comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada.

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

Aerotitan's closest known relative might be Mistralazhdarcho from France. They share many features in their jaw tips.13

6

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

Feito con IAImaxe de Aerotitan feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Aerotitan, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.
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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Aerotitan

?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

Cazamitos

Mito: Aerotitan was a dinosaur.

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

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Aerotitan
Bautizado por
Novas et al. 20124
Grupo
Réptiles voadores
Familia / clado
Azhdarchidae4
Clasificación
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae4
Idade das rochas
de 72 a 66 millóns de anos (Maastrichtian)4
Formacións rochosas
Allen4
Países
Arxentina4
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
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.12
Aínda en debate
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.13

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Aerotitan (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. On the pterosaur Aerotitan sudamericanus (Neuquén Basin, Upper Cretaceous of Argentina), with comments on azhdarchoid phylogeny and jaw anatomy - ScienceDirect (sciencedirect.com)
  4. Aerotitan in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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