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Alanqa

Il num vul dir: “from the Arabic word al-'Anqā', a mythical bird like a phoenix”1

Mangiava: PeschReptils sgulantsCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Alanqa was a giant flying reptile that soared over ancient rivers in what is now Morocco. It had a long, straight, pointed beak with no teeth, perfect for scooping up fish and other small animals.2

Fatg divertent: ils pterosaurs sgulavan sur ils dinosaurs, ma els eran lur cusrins, betg dinosaurs sezs.

Viveva

avant 100 fin 94 milliuns onns4

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Kem Kem Group, southeastern Morocco1 2

Ladezza da las alas

3 fin 6 m (9,8 fin 20 ft)2 1

Paisa

16 kg fin 37 kg (35 fin 82 lb)1

Spertadad maximala

var 74 km/h (46 mph)

Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant ladas eran sias alas?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 9 giats da chasa

alas uschè ladas sco 3 velos in suenter l'auteruschè grev sco 7 melunaspudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 5,1 secundas

Quant grond era Alanqa 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)

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

Alanqa var 74 km/h (46 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Alanqa is known from only five jaw fragments and possibly one neck vertebra, so scientists have not found a full skeleton yet.1

Its beak was straight and pointed, like a spear, and it had a raised bump on the top of its lower jaw near the back.2

The largest Alanqa individuals may have had a wingspan as wide as a small airplane, about 6 meters (20 feet).2 1

Alanqa lived alongside huge meat-eating dinosaurs like Spinosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus, which might have hunted it.1

The Kem Kem Beds where Alanqa was found were once a freshwater delta, full of rivers and swamps.1

Two of the jaw fragments were first described in 1999 but were not named until 2010, when scientists realized they belonged to a new species.1

Maletg da Alanqa fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Alanqa 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.

tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Alanqa

?How big was Alanqa?

Most Alanqa individuals had a wingspan of about 4 meters (13 feet), but a larger neck vertebra suggests some reached 6 meters (20 feet). An individual of that size would have weighed 16 to 37 kilograms (35 to 82 pounds).1

?What did Alanqa eat?

Alanqa probably ate small animals like crustaceans, mollusks, amphibians, small reptiles, and even small or juvenile dinosaurs. Grooves in its jaw suggest it also crushed hard foods like mollusks and seeds.1

?Is Alanqa a dinosaur?

No, Alanqa is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1

?Where was Alanqa found?

Alanqa was found in the Kem Kem Group of southeastern Morocco, in a place called Aferdou N'Chaft near the village of Begaa.1

?When did Alanqa live?

Alanqa lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Cenomanian stage, about 100 to 93 million years ago.1

?Did Alanqa have teeth?

No, Alanqa had no teeth. Its jaws were straight and pointed, like a spear, perfect for scooping up food.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Alanqa
Numnà da: Ibrahim et al. 20104
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Azhdarchidae4
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 100 fin 94 milliuns onns (Cenomanian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Ifezouane4
Pajais: Marocco4
Chats da fossils: 4 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: Alanqa was named in 2010 by Ibrahim and colleagues based on a nearly complete lower jaw found at Aferdou N'Chaft, Morocco, in 2008.2 1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure if the large neck vertebra really belongs to Alanqa or to a different, even bigger pterosaur.2 1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Alanqa (en.wikipedia.org)
A New Pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco - PMC (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Alanqa in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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