Santanadactylus
Santanadactylus was a huge flying reptile that soared over ancient Brazil. It had a long neck and wings that could stretch as wide as a small airplane. It likely glided over the sea, snatching fish with its beak.13
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Santanadactylus was named in 1980 by Dutch paleontologist Paul de Buisonjé.1
The name Santanadactylus means 'Santana Formation finger', referring to the rock layer where it was found.1
Four species were once placed in this genus, but scientists now think most belong to other pterosaur groups.1
The type species is Santanadactylus brasilensis, named after Brazil.1
Some scientists think Santanadactylus may have been a glider, using its long wings to soar without flapping much.1
The fossils of Santanadactylus were found in chalk nodules that were bought from collectors.1
Many of the Santanadactylus species are now considered doubtful because the fossils are too incomplete.1

Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Santanadactylus
?How big was Santanadactylus?
It was a large pterosaur with a wingspan estimated between 2.9 and 5.7 metres (9.5 to 18.7 ft), and some scientists think Santanadactylus brasilensis reached 6 metres (20 ft).12
?What did Santanadactylus eat?
It was a piscivore, meaning it ate fish. It likely glided over the sea and snatched fish with its beak.3
Omumenyi w'enfumo
Enfumo: Santanadactylus was a dinosaur.
Amazima: Santanadactylus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1
Eri abakugu mu dayinoso
- Erinnya lya ssaayansi
- Santanadactylus
- Yatuumibwa
- Buisonjé 19803
- Ekibinja
- Ebyewalula ebibuuka
- Ekika / ekibinja
- Pteranodontidae3
- Engabanya
- Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Pteranodontidae3
- Emyaka gy'enjazi
- emyaka obukadde 120 okutuuka ku 113 (Aptian)3
- Ensengeka z'enjazi
- Romualdo3
- Ensi
- Buraziiri3
- Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
- 2 mu The Paleobiology Database3
- Okuzuulibwa
- Santanadactylus was named by Dutch paleontologist Paul de Buisonjé in 1980, based on a partial wing bone and shoulder blade found in Brazil.1
- Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
- Scientists are not sure which species really belong to Santanadactylus, because the fossils are so fragmentary.1
Ebituufu gye biva
- Santanadactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Natuurtijdschriften: Santanadactylus brasilensis (natuurtijdschriften.nl)
- Santanadactylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.
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