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Bennettazhia

Erinnya litegeeza: “Bennett's dragon”1
Yalyanga: EbyennyanjaEbyewalula ebibuukaEntandikwa ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Bennettazhia was a flying reptile that lived about 103 million years ago. It had a wingspan as wide as a small car and may have eaten shellfish like a seagull. This pterosaur lived along the coast of what is now Oregon, USA.12

Ekyewuunyisa: pterosawulu zaabuukanga waggulu wa dayinoso, naye zaali ab'oluganda lwazo, so si dayinoso zennyini.
Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 113 okutuuka ku 100 emabega3
Entandikwa ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Wheeler County, Oregon, USA (Hudspeth Formation)13
Obugazi bw'ebiwaawaatiro
4 m (13 ft)1
Sipiidi esinga
nga 63 km/h (39 mph)
Okubuuka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Bennettazhia ebiwaawaatiro nga 4 m okuva ku ntikko okutuuka ku ntikko (13 ft)Akagaali k'omukulu nga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Emmotoka nga 4.5 m (15 ft)Enjovu, ekisolo ekisinga obunene ku lukalu leero nga 6.5 m (21 ft)
ebiwaawaatiro bigazi ng'obugaali 2 mu lunyiririyandibuuse okusomoka ekisaawe ky'omupiira kyonna mu sikonda 6

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1

Bennettazhia was first thought to be a species of Pteranodon, but later scientists realized it was a different kind of pterosaur.1

2

Its humerus (upper arm bone) was uncrushed and filled with a spongy tissue that made it strong but light. This helped scientists study how pterosaurs could launch from the ground.1

3

A fossil site in Oregon contained lots of broken ammonite shells and guano (poop) from pterosaurs. Scientists think Bennettazhia lived in big colonies on cliffs, like modern seagulls.2

4

Bennettazhia had a toothless beak with a hard tip, perfect for crushing shellfish.2

5

The name Bennettazhia honors scientist S. Christopher Bennett, who first suggested it was an azhdarchid pterosaur.1

6

Scientists are still debating whether Bennettazhia belongs to the Azhdarchidae, Dsungaripteridae, or Tapejaridae family.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Bennettazhia

?How big was Bennettazhia?

About 4 metres (13 feet) across the wings, which is as wide as a small car.1

?What did Bennettazhia eat?

It probably ate shellfish like clams and ammonites, using its toothless beak to crush them, similar to modern seagulls.12

?Was Bennettazhia a dinosaur?

No, it was a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile and not a dinosaur.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Bennettazhia
Yatuumibwa
Nessov 19913
Ekibinja
Ebyewalula ebibuuka
Ekika / ekibinja
Azhdarchidae3
Engabanya
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 113 okutuuka ku 100 (Albian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Hudspeth, Hudspeth3
Ensi
Amerika3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
2 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
In 1928, Charles Gilmore named a new species of Pteranodon from fossils found in Oregon. In 1991, Russian paleontologist Lev Nessov renamed it Bennettazhia because it was actually a different pterosaur.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure which pterosaur family Bennettazhia belongs to. It has been placed in the Azhdarchidae, Dsungaripteridae, and Tapejaridae by different researchers.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Bennettazhia (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Early Cretaceous pterosaur guano deposit from central Oregon, USA (idunn.no)
  3. Bennettazhia in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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