Dawndraco

Il num vul dir: “dawn dragon of the Kanza tribe”1 2

Mangiava: PeschReptils sgulantsCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Dawndraco was a flying reptile with a very long, straight beak that did not taper like other pteranodonts. It soared over the ancient sea that covered Kansas about 86 million years ago, scooping up fish.1 2

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

Viveva

avant 90 fin 84 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Utica, Kansas, USA3 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)

Dawndraco var 52 km/h (32 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Dawndraco is known from only one partial skeleton, including an almost complete skull and lower jaws.1 2

Its snout did not taper like in other pteranodonts; the upper and lower edges ran almost parallel.1 2

The name Dawndraco combines the Iroquois dawn goddess with the Latin word for dragon.1 2

The species name kanzai honors the Kanza (Kaw) tribe, after which Kansas is named.1 2

Dawndraco lived about 86 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1 2

The fossil was found in the Smoky Hill Chalk Member of the Niobrara Formation, which was once the floor of a shallow sea.1 2

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

?Is Dawndraco a dinosaur?

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

?How big was Dawndraco?

The exact size is not known from the sources, but it was a pteranodontid pterosaur with a wingspan likely similar to other pteranodonts, around 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet).1

?What did Dawndraco eat?

Dawndraco ate fish, which it scooped up while soaring over the ancient sea.1

?Why is Dawndraco controversial?

Some scientists think Dawndraco is not a separate genus but just a young male Pteranodon sternbergi, so its status is debated.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Dawndraco is definitely a separate genus from Pteranodon.

Vardad: Many scientists think Dawndraco is actually a young male of Pteranodon sternbergi (also called Geosternbergia), not a distinct genus.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Dawndraco
Numnà da: Kellner 20103
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Pteranodontidae3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Pteranodontidae3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 90 fin 84 milliuns onns (Coniacian / Santonian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Niobrara3
Pajais: USA3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: The only known Dawndraco fossil was found in 1974 by Richard C. Fox and Allen Lindoe in Utica, Kansas. It was named by Alexander W.A. Kellner in 2010.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists still debate whether Dawndraco is a valid genus or just a young Pteranodon sternbergi.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Dawndraco (en.wikipedia.org)
Brasil - Comments on the Pteranodontidae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) with the description of two new species Comments on the Pteranodontidae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) with the description of two new species (scielo.br)
Dawndraco in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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