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Caupedactylus

Erinnya litegeeza: “Caupe's finger, after the Tupi goddess of beauty”1
Yalyanga: EbimeraEbyewalula ebibuukaEntandikwa ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Caupedactylus was a flying reptile with a big, thin crest on its head. It had no teeth and used its beak to eat fruit. It lived about 110 million years ago in what is now Brazil.13

Ekyewuunyisa: pterosawulu zaabuukanga waggulu wa dayinoso, naye zaali ab'oluganda lwazo, so si dayinoso zennyini.
Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 120 okutuuka ku 113 emabega3
Entandikwa ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Romualdo Formation, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil13
Obugazi bw'ebiwaawaatiro
3.3 m (11 ft)1
Sipiidi esinga
nga 58 km/h (36 mph)
Okubuuka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Ebiwaawaatiro bye byali bigazi kwenkana wa?

Caupedactylus ebiwaawaatiro nga 3.3 m okuva ku ntikko okutuuka ku ntikko (11 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 6.5

Caupedactylus yali munene atya bw'ogeraageranya ku GGWE?

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1

Caupedactylus had a wingspan of about 3.3 metres (11 feet), making it the largest known tapejarine pterosaur.1

2

Its skull was about 46 centimetres long and had a large, rounded crest that was only half a millimetre thick at the top.1

3

The tip of its snout curved downward, and its upper jaw had a slightly concave lower edge.1

4

The crest on its snout had grooves that may have held blood vessels, possibly helping with temperature control.2

5

Its lower jaw had a thick, slightly convex surface at the rear, and when closed it fit tightly against the upper jaw with no gap.1

6

The holotype specimen (MN 4726-V) is an adult, which is rare for pterosaurs from this formation.1

Kyakolebwa AIEkifaananyi kya Caupedactylus ekyakolebwa AI
Ekifaananyi kya Caupedactylus ekyakolebwa AI, nga kiraga engeri gye yayinza okuba ng'afaanana, ekyakolebwa kompyuta okusinziira ku ebyo bannassaayansi bye bamanyi. Kuteebereza: ekisolo ekyennyini kiyinza okuba nga kyali kifaanana bulala, era tewali amanyi langi zaakyo ez'amazima.
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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Caupedactylus

?What did Caupedactylus eat?

It ate fruit. Its beak had no teeth, and the Paleobiology Database lists it as a volant frugivore, meaning a flying fruit-eater.3

?How big was Caupedactylus?

Its wingspan was about 3.3 metres, making it the largest known tapejarine pterosaur. Its skull was about 46 centimetres long.1

?When did Caupedactylus live?

It lived about 110 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period (Albian stage).1

?Where was Caupedactylus found?

Its fossils were found in the Romualdo Formation of the Araripe Basin in northeastern Brazil.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Caupedactylus
Yatuumibwa
Kellner 20133
Ekibinja
Ebyewalula ebibuuka
Ekika / ekibinja
Tapejaridae3
Engabanya
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 120 okutuuka ku 113 (Aptian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Crato3
Ensi
Buraziiri3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Caupedactylus was named and described by Alexander Kellner in 2013 based on a partial skeleton found in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil.13
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are still debating whether the bones in the front of the palate are part of the palatine bones or the maxillae.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Caupedactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A new unusual tapejarid (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Early Cretaceous Romualdo Formation, Araripe Basin, Brazil (cambridge.org)
  3. Caupedactylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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