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Cimoliopterus

Erinnya litegeeza: “meaning 'chalk wing'”5
Yalyanga: EbyennyanjaEbyewalula ebibuukaEnkomerero ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Cimoliopterus was a flying reptile that soared over the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. It had a long, toothy snout and a thin crest on its beak. It probably caught fish by swooping down and snatching them from the water.51

Ekyewuunyisa: pterosawulu zaabuukanga waggulu wa dayinoso, naye zaali ab'oluganda lwazo, so si dayinoso zennyini.
Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 100 okutuuka ku 90 emabega5
Enkomerero ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
England, United Kingdom and Texas, USA51
Obugazi bw'ebiwaawaatiro
1.8 okutuuka ku 5 m (5.9 okutuuka ku 16 ft)31
Sipiidi esinga
nga 69 km/h (43 mph)
Okubuuka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Cimoliopterus ebiwaawaatiro nga 5 m okuva ku ntikko okutuuka ku ntikko (16 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)
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Ebyewuunyisa

1

Cimoliopterus had a thin crest on the top of its snout that started above the fourth pair of teeth.1

2

The tip of its snout was small and blunt, and the front of the upper jaw sloped downward at about a 45-degree angle.1

3

One species, Cimoliopterus dunni, was discovered in Texas and is the first North American record of this pterosaur genus.1

4

Cimoliopterus lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 100 to 94 million years ago.52

5

It had at least 26 teeth in its upper jaw, and the first pair pointed more downward than forward.1

6

Cimoliopterus is a pteranodontoid, a group of large, toothed pterosaurs that were good at flying over oceans.51

Kyakolebwa AIEkifaananyi kya Cimoliopterus ekyakolebwa AI
Ekifaananyi kya Cimoliopterus 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 Cimoliopterus

?How big was Cimoliopterus?

Cimoliopterus cuvieri had a wingspan of about 3.5 metres (11 feet), and Cimoliopterus dunni was similar in size. One Cimoliopterus specimen had a wingspan of about 5 metres (16 feet).3

?What did Cimoliopterus eat?

It probably ate fish. It may have flown over the water and dipped its long jaws in to catch fish with its interlocking teeth.34

?Could Cimoliopterus fly?

Yes, it was a flying reptile. It was probably good at long-distance soaring over oceans, and its fossils are mostly found in marine rocks.3

?Why did Cimoliopterus have a crest?

Scientists are not sure. Some think the crest helped steady its jaws in the water while fishing, but it may have been for display.3

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Cimoliopterus
Yatuumibwa
Rodrigues and Kellner 20135
Ekibinja
Ebyewalula ebibuuka
Ekika / ekibinja
Pteranodontoidea5
Engabanya
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea5
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 100 okutuuka ku 90 (Cenomanian / Turonian)5
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Britton5
Ensi
Bungereza, Amerika5
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
2 mu The Paleobiology Database5
Okuzuulibwa
The genus Cimoliopterus was named in 2013 by paleontologists Taissa Rodrigues and Alexander Kellner based on fossils from England. A second species, Cimoliopterus dunni, was described in 2015 by Timothy Myers from a partial snout found in Texas.51
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure exactly how large Cimoliopterus grew, because only parts of the skull have been found so far.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. First North American occurrence of the toothed pteranodontoid pterosaur Cimoliopterus: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 35 , No 6 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Cimoliopterus (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. New North American pterosaur is a Texan -- but flying reptile's closest cousin is English | EurekAlert! (eurekalert.org)
  5. Cimoliopterus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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