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Infernodrakon

Erinnya litegeeza: “spear-necked dragon from hell”1
Yalyanga: EbyennyanjaEbyewalula ebibuukaEnkomerero ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Infernodrakon was a flying reptile that soared over North America at the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs. It had a long, spear-like neck and probably hunted fish from the sky.31

Ekyewuunyisa: pterosawulu zaabuukanga waggulu wa dayinoso, naye zaali ab'oluganda lwazo, so si dayinoso zennyini.
Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 72 okutuuka ku 66 emabega3
Enkomerero ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Hell Creek Formation, Montana, USA31
Obugazi bw'ebiwaawaatiro
3 okutuuka ku 4.15 m (9.8 okutuuka ku 14 ft)21
Sipiidi esinga
nga 64 km/h (40 mph)
Okubuuka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Infernodrakon ebiwaawaatiro nga 4.15 m okuva ku ntikko okutuuka ku ntikko (14 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 2.5 mu lunyiririyandibuuse okusomoka ekisaawe ky'omupiira kyonna mu sikonda 5.9

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1

Infernodrakon was named in 2025, making it one of the newest pterosaurs discovered.3

2

Its species name, hastacollis, means 'spear-necked' because of its long, pointed neck bones.1

3

This pterosaur lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, during the Maastrichtian stage of the Cretaceous Period.3

4

Infernodrakon is a medium-sized azhdarchid pterosaur, a group that includes some of the largest flying animals ever.1

5

Scientists used a laser scanner to study its fossil neck bone in 3D, which helped them see it was a new species.1

6

Infernodrakon is more closely related to Arambourgiania, a giant pterosaur from Jordan, than to Quetzalcoatlus.1

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Ekifaananyi kya Infernodrakon 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 Infernodrakon

?How big was Infernodrakon?

It was a medium-sized pterosaur with a wingspan of about 4.15 metres (13.6 feet), which is much smaller than Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni.21

?What did Infernodrakon eat?

It was a mesopredator that likely ate small animals like lizards, snakes, mammals, amphibians, and eggs. It probably hunted small prey on land.2

?Is Infernodrakon a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.2

?When did Infernodrakon live?

It lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period.2

?Where was Infernodrakon found?

Its only known fossil, a neck vertebra, was found in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana, USA.23

?Why is it called Infernodrakon?

The name means 'dragon from hell' because it was found in the Hell Creek Formation, and its species name 'hastacollis' means 'spear-necked'.2

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Infernodrakon
Yatuumibwa
Thomas et al. 20253
Ekibinja
Ebyewalula ebibuuka
Ekika / ekibinja
Azhdarchidae3
Engabanya
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 72 okutuuka ku 66 (Maastrichtian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Hell Creek3
Ensi
Amerika3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Infernodrakon was named by Henry N. Thomas and colleagues in 2025 based on a single neck vertebra found in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana, USA.31
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure exactly how big Infernodrakon was, because only one neck bone has been found so far.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Infernodrakon hastacollis gen. et sp. nov., a new azhdarchid pterosaur from the Hell Creek Formation of Montana, and the pterosaur diversity of Maastrichtian North America: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 44 , No 4 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
  2. Infernodrakon (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Infernodrakon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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