Tupuxuara
Tupuxuara was a flying reptile with a huge, bony crest on its head. It soared over ancient Brazil about 112 million years ago, using its long wings and toothless beak to hunt for fish.12
מתי הוא חי?
כמה גדול הוא היה?
כמה ארוך הוא היה?
כמה כבד הוא היה?
ארוך כמו 4 חתולי בית מהאף עד הזנב🍌ארוך כמו 11 בננות בשורה🍉כבד כמו 5 אבטיחים⚽יכול לעוף לאורך מגרש כדורגל שלם ב־5.6 שניותכמה גדול היה Tupuxuara לעומתך?
רק חשבון בדפדפן שלך. שום דבר לא נשמר ולא נשלח לשום מקום.
כמה מהר הוא היה?
עובדות כיפיות
Tupuxuara had a huge crest on its head made of bone. The crest was bigger in older animals, so scientists think it was used to show off to mates.1
Its wings were very long compared to its body weight. This helped it fly well and cover long distances.1
Tupuxuara lived about 112 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1
The first fossils of Tupuxuara were a snout and some wing bones. They were found in Brazil.1
There are two main species: Tupuxuara longicristatus, which had a long crest, and Tupuxuara leonardii, which had a more rounded crest.1
A third species, Tupuxuara deliradamus, was named in 2009 but many scientists now think it is not a valid species.1
Tupuxuara was a close relative of Thalassodromeus, another large pterosaur from Brazil.1
By studying its eye bones, scientists think Tupuxuara was active during the day.1

השאלות הנפוצות ביותר על Tupuxuara
?How big was Tupuxuara?
Tupuxuara had a wingspan of about 4.7 metres (15.4 feet) and weighed around 25 kilograms (55.1 pounds). Its body length was about 2 metres (6.6 feet).1
?What did Tupuxuara eat?
Scientists think Tupuxuara was probably a terrestrial omnivore or carnivore, eating a mix of plants and small animals. Earlier ideas that it ate only fish or fruit are less likely now.1
?Did Tupuxuara have teeth?
No, Tupuxuara had a toothless beak, like many other pterosaurs from its group.1
?Why did Tupuxuara have a crest?
The large bony crest on its head was probably used to show off to mates, since it grew bigger as the animal got older. It was a sign of sexual maturity.1
?When did Tupuxuara live?
Tupuxuara lived about 112 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1
?Is Tupuxuara a dinosaur?
No, Tupuxuara is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile. Pterosaurs are not dinosaurs, though they lived at the same time.1
מנפץ מיתוסים
מיתוס: Some people think Tupuxuara was a dinosaur.
האמת: Tupuxuara was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1
למומחי דינוזאורים
- שם מדעי
- Tupuxuara
- קיבל את שמו מ
- Kellner and Campos 19883
- קבוצה
- זוחלים מעופפים
- משפחה / ענף
- Thalassodromidae3
- סיווג
- Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
- גיל הסלעים
- 120 עד 113 מיליון שנה (Aptian)3
- תצורות סלע
- Romualdo3
- מדינות
- ברזיל3
- ממצאי מאובנים
- 5 ב־The Paleobiology Database3
- גילוי
- Tupuxuara was named in 1988 by Brazilian paleontologists Alexander Kellner and Diógenes de Almeida Campos. The first fossils were found in the Santana Formation (now Romualdo Formation) of Brazil.1
- עדיין שנוי במחלוקת
- Scientists are not sure exactly what Tupuxuara ate. It may have been a fish eater, a meat eater, or even an omnivore that also ate fruit.1
מאיפה מגיעות העובדות
- Tupuxuara (en.wikipedia.org)
- Friday's Pterosaur: Tupuxuara (amnh.org)
- Tupuxuara in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): גיל, מקומות, תצורות סלע, סיווג.
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