Aussiedraco

Il num vul dir: “Australian dragon”1

Mangiava: PeschReptils sgulantsCretacic temprivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Aussiedraco was a flying reptile that soared over the ancient seas of Australia about 105 million years ago. It had a long, toothy beak and likely snatched fish from the water. Only a piece of its lower jaw has been found, but that was enough for scientists to name it a new species.2 1

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Viveva

avant 106 fin 100 milliuns onns5

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Queensland, Australia2 1

Spertadad maximala

var 52 km/h (32 mph)

Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

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)

Aussiedraco var 52 km/h (32 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Fatgs divertents

Aussiedraco is only the second pterosaur ever named from Australia.3

Its name means 'Australian dragon', 'Aussie' is a nickname for Australian, and 'draco' is Latin for dragon.1

The only known fossil is a piece of the lower jaw, called a mandibular symphysis, that is 88 mm long.1

The jaw has five tooth sockets on each side, and one still held a tiny replacement tooth.1

Aussiedraco lived during the Albian age of the Early Cretaceous, about 106 to 100 million years ago.2

Its fossils were found in the Toolebuc Formation, which was once a shallow sea.2 1

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Aussiedraco

?How big was Aussiedraco?

Nobody knows for sure because only a piece of its lower jaw, 88 mm long, has been found. Scientists cannot estimate its full size from just that fragment.4 1

?What did Aussiedraco eat?

Aussiedraco likely ate fish. Its long, toothy beak and the way its teeth could interlock suggest it snatched fish from the water.4

?When did Aussiedraco live?

Aussiedraco lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 105 to 100 million years ago, in the Albian age.4

?Is Aussiedraco a dinosaur?

No. Aussiedraco is a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur.4

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Aussiedraco
Numnà da: Kellner et al. 20115
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Pteranodontoidea5
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 106 fin 100 milliuns onns (Albian)5
Formaziuns da crap: Toolebuc5
Pajais: Australia5
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database5
Scuverta: The fossil was first reported in 1980 by Ralph Molnar and others, who thought it belonged to a pterosaur from England. In 2011, scientists Alexander Kellner, Taissa Rodrigues and Fabiana Costa studied it again and named it Aussiedraco molnari after Molnar.1 3
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Aussiedraco was, because only a piece of its jaw has been found.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Short note on a pteranodontoid pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from western Queensland, Australia (scielo.br)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Short note on a Pteranodontoid pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from western Queensland, Australia (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Aussiedraco (en.wikipedia.org)
Aussiedraco in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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