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Mimodactylus

Erinnya litegeeza: “MIM Museum finger”1
Yalyanga: EbyennyanjaEbyewalula ebibuukaEnkomerero ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Mimodactylus was a small pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived about 95 million years ago. It had long wings and cone-shaped teeth, and it probably snapped up shrimp and other crustaceans from the ocean surface.2

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
Hjoûla, near Beirut, Lebanon23
Obugazi bw'ebiwaawaatiro
1.32 m (4.3 ft)2
Sipiidi esinga
nga 40 km/h (25 mph)
Okubuuka, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Mimodactylus is the most complete pterosaur ever found from the Afro-Arabian continent, which includes Africa and Arabia.2

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Its wingspan was about 1.32 meters (4.3 feet), which is about as wide as a tall adult human's arm span.2

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It had 11 cone-shaped teeth in the upper jaw and 10 in the lower jaw, all on the front half of its mouth.2

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Mimodactylus lived in a warm sea with many islands, far from any large continent.2

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Scientists think it flew like an albatross, gliding low over the water to snatch food.2

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Mimodactylus

?What did Mimodactylus eat?

Mimodactylus probably ate shrimp and other crustaceans from the ocean surface. It may also have eaten insects, but scientists think crustaceans were its main food.21

?How big was Mimodactylus?

Mimodactylus was small, with a wingspan of about 1.32 meters (4.3 feet), which is about as wide as a tall adult human's arm span. The skull was only about 99 mm (3.9 inches) long.12

?Is Mimodactylus a dinosaur?

No, Mimodactylus is not a dinosaur. It is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs.1

?When did Mimodactylus live?

Mimodactylus lived about 95 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Mimodactylus
Yatuumibwa
Kellner et al. 20193
Ekibinja
Ebyewalula ebibuuka
Ekika / ekibinja
Mimodactylidae3
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
The only known skeleton was found in the Hjoûla Lagerstätte in Lebanon, a famous fossil site for fish and invertebrates. It was bought by an anonymous donor and given to the MIM Museum in Beirut. In 2019, a team led by Alexander Kellner named it Mimodactylus libanensis.21
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure whether Mimodactylus ate insects or crustaceans, but most evidence points to crustaceans.2

Ebituufu gye biva

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

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