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Azhdarcho

Il num vul dir: “dragon-like creature from Persian mythology”1

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Azhdarcho was a flying reptile from the time of dinosaurs. It had a long, stiff neck like a spear. It swooped over rivers and lakes to catch fish with its toothless beak.1 3

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

Viveva

avant 94 fin 72 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Uzbekistan (Bissekty Formation), Kazakhstan (Zhirkindek Formation), Tajikistan (Yalovach Formation), and Spain (Vitoria Formation)1 3

Ladezza da las alas

3 fin 6 m (9,8 fin 20 ft)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?

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

Quant grond era Azhdarcho 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)

Azhdarcho var 74 km/h (46 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Azhdarcho could not turn its neck at all. It could only bend it up and down a little.1

The name Azhdarcho comes from a Persian word for a dragon-like monster.1

This pterosaur belonged to the same family as Quetzalcoatlus, one of the largest flying animals ever.1

Scientists once thought Azhdarcho skimmed the water for food like a modern skimmer bird, but newer studies suggest it walked on land and hunted like a stork.1

Most Azhdarcho fossils are just neck bones. The first one found was a single vertebra from the Kyzyl Kum desert.1

Azhdarcho lived about 92 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period.1

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tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Azhdarcho

?How big was Azhdarcho?

Most Azhdarcho individuals had a wingspan of 3 to 4 metres, but some larger remains suggest a wingspan of 5 to 6 metres.1

?What did Azhdarcho eat?

Azhdarcho probably ate small animals and carrion, like a stork or ground hornbill. It may have also caught fish, but newer studies say it walked on land to hunt rather than skimming water.1 2

?Could Azhdarcho fly?

Yes, Azhdarcho was a flying reptile. It had wings and could fly, but one scientist thought it needed calm, mild winds to fly well.1

?Where did Azhdarcho live?

Azhdarcho lived in what is now Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and possibly Tajikistan, about 92 million years ago.1

?Is Azhdarcho a dinosaur?

No, Azhdarcho is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1

?Why is it called Azhdarcho?

The name Azhdarcho comes from a Persian word for a dragon-like monster, because its long neck reminded scientists of a mythical dragon.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Azhdarcho was a dinosaur.

Vardad: Azhdarcho was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.3

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Azhdarcho
Numnà da: Nessov 19813
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Azhdarchidae3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 94 fin 72 milliuns onns (Turonian / Campanian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Vitoria, Bissekty, Yalovach3
Pajais: Spagna, Usbekistan, Tadschikistan3
Chats da fossils: 4 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Russian paleontologist Lev A. Nesov named Azhdarcho in 1981. He found the fossils in the Kyzyl Kum desert of Uzbekistan during expeditions from 1974 to 1981.1 3
Anc discutà: Scientists still debate exactly how Azhdarcho and other azhdarchid pterosaurs hunted. Some think they skimmed water, others think they walked on land and grabbed prey like storks.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Azhdarcho (en.wikipedia.org)
A Reappraisal of Azhdarchid Pterosaur Functional Morphology and Paleoecology | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
Azhdarcho in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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