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Kryptodrakon

Erinnya litegeeza: “hidden dragon”1
Yalyanga: EbyennyanjaEbyewalula ebibuukaEnkomerero ya JurasikiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Kryptodrakon was an early flying reptile that lived about 162 million years ago. It was one of the first pterosaurs with a long wing finger, which helped it fly better. This small dragon-like creature had a wingspan of about 1.4 metres (4.6 feet).2

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Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 162 okutuuka ku 155 emabega3
Enkomerero ya Jurasiki
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Wucaiwan, Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China32
Obugazi bw'ebiwaawaatiro
1.4 m (4.6 ft)2
Sipiidi esinga
nga 41 km/h (25 mph)
Okubuuka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Kryptodrakon ebiwaawaatiro nga 1.4 m okuva ku ntikko okutuuka ku ntikko (4.6 ft)Kkapa ow'awaka nga 0.5 m (1.6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3.3 ft)Akagaali k'omukulu nga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
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1

Kryptodrakon is the oldest known pterodactyloid pterosaur, meaning it had a long wing finger that made it a better flyer than earlier pterosaurs.2

2

Its name means 'hidden dragon' because it was discovered in a remote part of China and its fossils were hidden in rocks.1

3

Kryptodrakon lived in a river environment, which is unusual because many pterosaurs lived near the sea. This suggests it was adapted to life on land.2

4

The wing metacarpal bone of Kryptodrakon shows a mix of old and new features, with a primitive top part and a more advanced bottom part.2

5

Scientists think Kryptodrakon was an adult when it died because its shoulder and wrist bones were fused together.2

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Ekifaananyi kya Kryptodrakon 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 Kryptodrakon

?What did Kryptodrakon eat?

No one knows for sure, but as a flying reptile it probably ate small animals like insects or fish.1

?Why is it called Kryptodrakon?

Its name means 'hidden dragon' because it was discovered in a remote part of China and its fossils were hidden in rocks.1

?When did Kryptodrakon live?

It lived about 162 million years ago, during the Middle to Late Jurassic.1

?Was Kryptodrakon a dinosaur?

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

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Some people think Kryptodrakon was a dinosaur.

Amazima: Kryptodrakon was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur. Pterosaurs are a separate group of reptiles that lived at the same time as dinosaurs.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Kryptodrakon
Yatuumibwa
Andres et al. 20143
Ekibinja
Ebyewalula ebibuuka
Ekika / ekibinja
Pterodactyloidea3
Engabanya
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 162 okutuuka ku 155 (Oxfordian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Shishugou3
Ensi
Cayina3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Kryptodrakon was named in 2014 by paleontologists Brian Andres, James Clark, and Xing Xu. The fossils were found in the Shishugou Formation in Xinjiang, China.23
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are still debating whether Kryptodrakon lived at the very end of the Middle Jurassic or the very beginning of the Late Jurassic, because its age is right on the boundary between these two time periods.2

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Kryptodrakon (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Report The Earliest Pterodactyloid and the Origin of the Group (sciencedirect.com)
  3. Kryptodrakon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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