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Thapunngaka

O nome significa: “The name comes from the Australian Aboriginal word 'thapunng' meaning 'spear' and 'aka' meaning 'mouth', so it means 'spear mouth'.”1
Comía: PeixeRéptiles voadoresCretáceo InferiorTecnicamente non é un dinosauro

Thapunngaka was a huge flying reptile that soared over the seas of ancient Australia. It had a long, pointed beak with a big crest on its chin, perfect for scooping up fish. It was one of the biggest flying animals of its time!1

Dato curioso: os pterosauros voaban por riba dos dinosauros, pero eran os seus curmáns, non dinosauros.
Viviu
hai entre 113 e 100 millóns de anos4
Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Queensland, Australia1
Envergadura
5,83 a 9,47 m (19 a 31 ft)21
Velocidade máxima
uns 88 km/h (55 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?

Thapunngaka ás de uns 9,47 m dunha punta á outra (31 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 Thapunngaka comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Thapunngaka is the largest pterosaur ever found in Australia, based on the size of its jaw bone.1

2

It had the biggest chin crest of any pterosaur in its family, which might have been used for show or steering.1

3

Its name means 'spear mouth' in the language of the local Aboriginal people, because its jaws were shaped like a spear.1

4

Thapunngaka lived about 106 million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period, when Australia was part of the supercontinent Gondwana.4

5

Scientists think Thapunngaka was a fast flyer, using its long wings to glide over the ocean and snatch fish with its beak.4

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

?How big was Thapunngaka?

Its wingspan was probably about 6 to 7 metres (20 to 23 feet), though estimates range from 5.83 to 9.47 metres (19.1 to 31.1 feet).23

?What did Thapunngaka eat?

It ate fish. Its long, spear-like jaws were perfect for scooping up large predatory fish from the ancient Eromanga Sea.3

?Is Thapunngaka a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs. Pterosaurs were the first back-boned animals to fly.3

?When did Thapunngaka live?

It lived about 106 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous Period (Upper Albian stage).21

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Thapunngaka was a dinosaur.

Verdade: It was actually a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is a close cousin of dinosaurs, but not a dinosaur itself.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Thapunngaka
Bautizado por
Richards et al. 20214
Grupo
Réptiles voadores
Familia / clado
Anhangueridae4
Clasificación
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
Idade das rochas
de 113 a 100 millóns de anos (Albian)4
Formacións rochosas
Toolebuc4
Países
Australia4
Rexistros fósiles
2 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
Thapunngaka was named in 2021 by Timothy Richards and colleagues from a fossil jaw found near Richmond, Queensland, Australia. The fossil was discovered in the Toolebuc Formation, which is famous for ancient marine life.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are still debating how big Thapunngaka really was, because only its lower jaw has been found so far. They use the jaw size to estimate its total size, but the exact numbers are not known.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. A new species of crested pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea, Anhangueridae) from the Lower Cretaceous (upper Albian) of Richmond, North West Queensland, Australia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 41 , No 3 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
  2. Thapunngaka (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Researchers find a ‘fearsome dragon’ that soared over outback Queensland - News - The University of Queensland (news.uq.edu.au)
  4. Thapunngaka in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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