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Thanatosdrakon

O nome significa: “dragon of death”1
Comía: PeixeRéptiles voadoresCretáceo SuperiorTecnicamente non é un dinosauro

Thanatosdrakon was a giant flying reptile that soared over South America about 85 million years ago. It was one of the biggest flying animals ever, with wings as wide as a small plane!1

Dato curioso: os pterosauros voaban por riba dos dinosauros, pero eran os seus curmáns, non dinosauros.
Viviu
hai entre 90 e 84 millóns de anos4
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Mendoza Province, Argentina1
Envergadura
7 a 9,2 m (23 a 30 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 87 km/h (54 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?

Thanatosdrakon ás de uns 9,2 m dunha punta á outra (30 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 2 coches en filapodería voar sobre un campo de fútbol enteiro en 4,3 segundos

Como era de grande Thanatosdrakon comparado CONTIGO?

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

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Thanatosdrakon is the largest pterosaur ever found in South America, with a wingspan of about 9 metres (30 feet) for the bigger specimen.1

2

It lived about 89 to 83 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

3

Its bones were found in floodplain deposits, showing that it lived near rivers and lakes, not just near the sea.1

4

Scientists found two skeletons, one smaller and one larger, which helped them estimate the size range of this species.1

5

Thanatosdrakon had a unique combination of bones, including a special shape in its wing bones that helps identify it as an azhdarchid pterosaur.1

6

It is the oldest known member of the group Quetzalcoatlinae, which includes some of the largest flying reptiles ever.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Thanatosdrakon feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Thanatosdrakon, 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 Thanatosdrakon

?How big was Thanatosdrakon?

The bigger specimen had a wingspan of about 9 metres (30 feet), and the smaller one about 7 metres (23 feet). That makes it the largest pterosaur ever found in South America.31

?When did Thanatosdrakon live?

It lived about 89 to 86 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.3

?What does Thanatosdrakon mean?

Thanatosdrakon means 'dragon of death' in Greek. Its species name, amaru, means 'flying serpent' in Quechua and refers to an Incan deity.3

?Where was Thanatosdrakon found?

Its fossils were found in the Plottier Formation of Mendoza Province, Argentina, in the Andes Mountains.3

?Is Thanatosdrakon a dinosaur?

No, Thanatosdrakon is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.3

?What did Thanatosdrakon eat?

Scientists do not know for sure, but because it was an azhdarchid pterosaur, it likely ate small animals like lizards, baby dinosaurs, or fish. Its fossils were found in a floodplain near rivers and lakes.3

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Thanatosdrakon was a dinosaur.

Verdade: It was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur, even though it lived at the same time.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Thanatosdrakon
Bautizado por
Ortiz David et al. 20224
Grupo
Réptiles voadores
Familia / clado
Azhdarchidae4
Clasificación
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae4
Idade das rochas
de 90 a 84 millóns de anos (Coniacian / Santonian)4
Formacións rochosas
Plottier4
Países
Arxentina4
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
Thanatosdrakon was named by Ortiz David and colleagues in 2022, based on fossils found in the Plottier Formation in Argentina.21
Aínda en debate
Scientists are still debating exactly how Thanatosdrakon flew and hunted, because its huge size makes flight mechanics tricky.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Thanatosdrakon amaru , gen. et sp. nov., a giant azhdarchid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina (sciencedirect.com)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Thanatosdrakon (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Thanatosdrakon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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