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Aetodactylus

Il num vul dir: “eagle finger”1

Mangiava: PeschReptils sgulantsCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Aetodactylus was a flying reptile that lived near the sea about 97 million years ago. It had a long, slender jaw with many pointed teeth, perfect for catching fish. This pterosaur was one of the last of its kind before they disappeared.1 3

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Viveva

avant 100 fin 94 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Texas, USA1 3

Ladezza da las alas

2,7 fin 3 m (8,9 fin 9,8 ft)2

Spertadad maximala

var 56 km/h (35 mph)

Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant ladas eran sias alas?

alas uschè ladas sco 1,5 velos in suenter l'auterpudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 6,8 secundas

Quant grond era Aetodactylus cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn arcunà u tramess.

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

Aetodactylus var 56 km/h (35 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Aetodactylus is known from only a single lower jaw, which is 38.4 centimeters (15.1 inches) long.1

The jaw has 27 pairs of tooth sockets, but only two teeth were preserved when it was found.1

Its teeth were pointed, curved slightly backward, and flattened from side to side, like little daggers.1

Unlike some other pterosaurs, Aetodactylus did not have a bony crest on its lower jaw.1

The tip of its jaw was slightly wider than the rest, and the first pair of teeth pointed forward.1

Aetodactylus lived during the Middle Cenomanian age, about 97 million years ago, in what is now Texas.1 3

Scientists think Aetodactylus was closely related to Cimoliopterus and belongs to a group called Targaryendraconia.1

Maletg da Aetodactylus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Aetodactylus pudess avair guardà ora, fatg d'in computer tenor quai che la scienza sa. I sa tracta d'ina supposiziun: l'animal vair ha forsa guardà ora auter, e sias colurs vairas èn nunenconuschentas.

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Aetodactylus

?Was Aetodactylus a dinosaur?

No, Aetodactylus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur. It belonged to a group of flying reptiles often called pterodactyls.2

?How big was Aetodactylus?

Its wingspan was about 3 meters (9.8 feet), making it a medium sized pterosaur. The only known fossil is a lower jaw that is 38.4 centimeters (15.1 inches) long.2 1

?What did Aetodactylus eat?

It likely ate fish. Its long, slender jaw was full of pointed teeth, and it lived near the sea, possibly catching fish while flying over the water.2 1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Aetodactylus
Numnà da: Myers 20103
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Ornithocheiridae3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 100 fin 94 milliuns onns (Cenomanian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Tarrant3
Pajais: USA3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: The only known fossil of Aetodactylus was found in 2006 by Lance Hall near a construction site at Joe Pool Lake in Mansfield, Texas. It was named by Timothy S. Myers in 2010, and the species name halli honors the discoverer.1 3
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Aetodactylus was, because only its lower jaw has been found.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Aetodactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
Rare 95-million-year-old flying reptile Aetodactylus halli is new pterosaur genus, species | EurekAlert! (eurekalert.org)
Aetodactylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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