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Xericeps

Erinnya litegeeza: “dry catcher, from Greek 'xeros' meaning dry and Latin 'capere' meaning to catch, referring to the Sahara Desert and its forceps-like beak”1

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Xericeps was a flying reptile that lived in what is now the Sahara Desert in Morocco. It had a long, toothless beak that curved upward like a pair of tweezers. It probably used its beak to snatch fish from rivers and lakes.1 3

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

Aferdou N'Chaft, near Hassi el Begaa, Errachidia Province, southeastern Morocco3 1

Obugazi bw'ebiwaawaatiro

3 okutuuka ku 8 m (9.8 okutuuka ku 26 ft)1

Sipiidi esinga

nga 83 km/h (52 mph)

Okubuuka, kuteebereza

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Kuretasi

Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Xericeps is known only from a piece of its lower jaw. No other bones have been found yet.1

Its beak was curved upward, which is why its species name 'curvirostris' means 'curved snout'.1

Xericeps lived about 100 to 94 million years ago, during the mid-Cretaceous period.3 1

It was a toothless pterosaur, like other azhdarchoids. Its jaws had ridges and grooves on top.1 2

Xericeps is one of only three named pterosaurs from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco. This area was once a river system full of dinosaurs and flying reptiles.2

Scientists think Xericeps was a medium-sized pterosaur, with a wingspan likely between 3 and 8 metres (10 to 26 feet).1

Ekifaananyi kya Xericeps 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 Xericeps

?Is Xericeps a dinosaur?

No, Xericeps is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.1

?How big was Xericeps?

It was medium sized for a pterosaur, with a wingspan estimated between 3 and 8 metres (10 to 26 feet). Scientists think it was likely closer to the lower end of that range.1 2

?What did Xericeps eat?

Xericeps probably used its long, curved, toothless beak to snatch fish from rivers and lakes.1

?Why did Xericeps have a curved beak?

Scientists think the upward curve helped it catch food, like fish, from water. The species name 'curvirostris' even means 'curved snout'.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi: Xericeps
Yatuumibwa: Martill et al. 20183
Ekibinja: Ebyewalula ebibuuka
Ekika / ekibinja: Neoazhdarchia3
Engabanya: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Emyaka gy'enjazi: emyaka obukadde 100 okutuuka ku 94 (Cenomanian)3
Ensi: Moroko3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa: 1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa: The only known fossil of Xericeps was found by local mine workers at Aferdou N'Chaft in Morocco. British paleontologist David M. Martill bought it at the mine site in January 2017. He and his colleagues named it in 2018.1 2
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo: Scientists are not sure exactly which group of pterosaurs Xericeps belongs to. Some studies place it with the alanqids, others with the chaoyangopterids.1

Ebituufu gye biva

Xericeps (en.wikipedia.org)
A new edentulous pterosaur from the Cretaceous Kem Kem beds of south eastern Morocco (sciencedirect.com)
Xericeps in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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