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Microtuban

Erinnya litegeeza: “little dragon”1
Yalyanga: EbyennyanjaEbyewalula ebibuukaEnkomerero ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Microtuban was a small flying reptile that lived near the coast of an ancient ocean. It had long, narrow wings and probably caught fish or other sea creatures for food.31

Ekyewuunyisa: pterosawulu zaabuukanga waggulu wa dayinoso, naye zaali ab'oluganda lwazo, so si dayinoso zennyini.
Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 100 okutuuka ku 94 emabega3
Enkomerero ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Hjoula, Lebanon13
Obugazi bw'ebiwaawaatiro
1.32 m (4.3 ft)2
Sipiidi esinga
nga 52 km/h (32 mph)
Okubuuka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Microtuban ebiwaawaatiro nga 1.32 m okuva ku ntikko okutuuka ku ntikko (4.3 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)
obuwanvu nga kkapa 2.5 ab'awaka, ennyindo ku mukirayandibuuse okusomoka ekisaawe ky'omupiira kyonna mu sikonda 7.3

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1

Microtuban is known from only one partial skeleton that lacks the skull. The bones include parts of the neck, shoulder, left wing, and hind legs.1

2

The fossil was found in marine rocks that formed about 99 to 96 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

3

Microtuban was a young animal when it died. Many of its bones were broken, possibly from a predator's bite or a collision before it sank to the seafloor.1

4

It is only the second pterosaur fossil ever found in Lebanon, and a rare example from the ancient African continental plate.1

5

The name Microtuban combines Greek for 'little' and Arabic for 'dragon', also referencing the star Thuban in the constellation Draco.1

6

Microtuban belonged to a group called azhdarchoid pterosaurs, which includes some of the largest flying animals ever.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Microtuban

?How big was Microtuban?

It was small. The only known fossil had a wingspan of about 1.3 metres (4.3 feet), but it was not fully grown, so adults may have been larger.1

?What did Microtuban eat?

It probably ate fish or other sea creatures. It lived near the coast of an ancient ocean and had long, narrow wings for flying over water.13

?Is Microtuban a dinosaur?

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

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Microtuban
Yatuumibwa
Elgin and Frey 20113
Ekibinja
Ebyewalula ebibuuka
Ekika / ekibinja
Azhdarchoidea3
Engabanya
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 100 okutuuka ku 94 (Cenomanian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Sannine Limestone3
Ensi
Lebanoni3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Microtuban was named by Ross A. Elgin and Eberhard Frey in 2011. The only known fossil was bought from a local dealer by the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe and came from a quarry near Hjoula, Lebanon.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure exactly what Microtuban ate, but it probably fed on fish or other marine animals based on where it lived.12

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Microtuban (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. First complete pterosaur from the Afro-Arabian continent: insight into pterodactyloid diversity | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
  3. Microtuban in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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