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Xericeps

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

Ankadya: NsombaZokwawa zoulukaKumapeto kwa KretaseKwenikweni si dainoso

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

Mfundo yosangalatsa: mapterosauri ankauluka pamwamba pa madainoso, koma anali azisuweni awo, osati madainoso eniake.

Ankakhala

zaka 100 mpaka 94 miliyoni zapitazo3

Kumapeto kwa Kretase

Mafosili apezeka ku

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

Kutambalala kwa mapiko

3 mpaka 8 m (9.8 mpaka 26 ft)1

Liwiro lalikulu kwambiri

pafupifupi 83 km/h (52 mph)

Kuuluka, kuyerekeza

Ankakhala liti?

Triasiki

Jurasiki

Kretase

Zaka 252 miliyoni zapitazo20114566, asteroidi

Anali wamkulu bwanji?

Mapiko ake anali otambalala bwanji?

mapiko otambalala ngati njinga 4 pamzereakanatha kuuluka kudutsa bwalo lonse la mpira m'masekondi 4.6

Xericeps anali wamkulu bwanji poyerekeza ndi IWEYO?

Ndi masamu chabe mu msakatuli wako. Palibe chimene chimasungidwa kapena kutumizidwa kwina kulikonse.

Anali ndi liwiro lotani?

Munthu akuyenda pafupifupi 5 km/h (3 mph)

Mwana pa njinga pafupifupi 12 km/h (7 mph)

Hatchi ikuthamanga pafupifupi 65 km/h (40 mph)

Xericeps pafupifupi 83 km/h (52 mph)

Kakwiyo pafupifupi 100 km/h (62 mph)

zinthu zosangalatsa

Mfundo zosangalatsa

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

Chithunzi cha Xericeps chopangidwa ndi AI — Chithunzi cha momwe Xericeps mwina ankaonekera, chopangidwa ndi kompyuta kuchokera pa zomwe asayansi amadziwa. Ndi kungoyerekeza: nyama yeniyeniyo mwina inkaoneka mosiyana, ndipo palibe amene akudziwa mitundu yake yeniyeni.

mwafunsa

Mafunso ofunsidwa kwambiri okhudza 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

Kwa akatswiri a madino

Dzina la sayansi: Xericeps
Anapatsidwa dzina ndi: Martill et al. 20183
Gulu: Zokwawa zouluka
Banja / kladi: Neoazhdarchia3
Magawidwe a sayansi: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Zaka za miyala: zaka 100 mpaka 94 miliyoni (Cenomanian)3
Mayiko: Moroko3
Zolemba za mafosili: 1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Kupezeka: 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
Akukambiranabe: Scientists are not sure exactly which group of pterosaurs Xericeps belongs to. Some studies place it with the alanqids, others with the chaoyangopterids.1

Kumene mfundo zimachokera

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): zaka, malo, mapangidwe a miyala, magawidwe a sayansi.

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