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Barbaridactylus

Il num vul dir: “Barbary Coast finger”1

Mangiava: PeschReptils sgulantsCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Barbaridactylus was a flying reptile that soared over the seas of North Africa near the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. It had long, narrow wings and a wingspan as wide as a small car. It likely snatched fish from the ocean with its upward-curving beak.1 4

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

Viveva

avant 72 fin 66 milliuns onns4

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco1 4

Ladezza da las alas

4 m (13 ft)1

Paisa

4 kg (9 lb)1

Spertadad maximala

var 63 km/h (39 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 1 giats da chasa

alas uschè ladas sco 2 velos in suenter l'autervar uschè grev sco in giat da chasauschè grev sco 33 bananaspudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 6 secundas

Quant grond era Barbaridactylus 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)

Barbaridactylus var 63 km/h (39 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Barbaridactylus was one of the largest nyctosaurids, with a wingspan of about 4 metres (13 feet).1

Its name comes from the Barbary Coast of North Africa and the Greek word for finger.1

All known fossils of Barbaridactylus were found in a three-year dig that uncovered about 200 pterosaur specimens.1

The type specimen includes a right femur, left radius, ulna, humerus, and scapulocoracoid, plus part of the lower jaw.1

Its scapulocoracoid is fused, meaning the animal was probably an adult when it died.1

Barbaridactylus lived about 66 million years ago, just 1 million years before the extinction that ended the Age of Dinosaurs.1

Maletg da Barbaridactylus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Barbaridactylus 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 Barbaridactylus

?Was Barbaridactylus a dinosaur?

No, Barbaridactylus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs, but it was not a dinosaur.1 2

?How big was Barbaridactylus?

Barbaridactylus had a wingspan of about 4 metres (13 feet) and weighed around 4 kilograms (8.8 pounds). That is about as wide as a small boat.1

?What did Barbaridactylus eat?

It likely ate fish and squid. Barbaridactylus was an aerial fisher that snatched prey from the ocean surface or dove into the water.3

?When did Barbaridactylus live?

Barbaridactylus lived about 66 million years ago, during the very end of the Late Cretaceous period. That is just 1 million years before the big extinction that wiped out the non-bird dinosaurs.1

?Where was Barbaridactylus found?

Its fossils were discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin in Morocco, North Africa. The area was a warm, shallow sea at the time.1 2

?Why does Barbaridactylus have that name?

Its name means 'Barbary Coast finger,' after the Barbary Coast of North Africa where it was found, and the Greek word for finger. The species name grandis means 'great' in Latin.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Barbaridactylus
Numnà da: Longrich et al. 20184
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Nyctosauridae4
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 72 fin 66 milliuns onns (Maastrichtian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Couche III4
Pajais: Marocco4
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: Barbaridactylus was named in 2018 by paleontologists Nicholas R. Longrich, David M. Martill, and Brian Andres. The fossils came from phosphates in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure whether Barbaridactylus should be placed in its own genus or considered a species of Nyctosaurus. Some studies suggest it might be Nyctosaurus grandis.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Barbaridactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
Barbaridactylus Facts for Kids (kids.kiddle.co)
Barbaridactylus — Pteros (pteros.com)
Barbaridactylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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