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Epapatelo

Il num vul dir: “wing lizard”1

Mangiava: PeschReptils sgulantsCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Epapatelo was a flying reptile that lived near the coast of ancient Angola. It soared over the ocean and dove into the water to catch fish, just like a modern seabird.1

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

Viveva

avant 72 fin 66 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Bentiaba, Namibe Province, Angola3 1

Ladezza da las alas

4,8 fin 5,6 m (16 fin 18 ft)2 1

Spertadad maximala

var 72 km/h (45 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 5,2 secundas

Quant grond era Epapatelo 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)

Epapatelo var 72 km/h (45 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Epapatelo is known from only a few bones: a partial upper arm bone and two forearm bones from two different individuals.1

It lived about 71 to 72 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

Epapatelo belonged to a group of pterosaurs called pteranodontians, which were large, toothless flying reptiles.1

The fossils were found in marine rocks, showing that Epapatelo lived near the sea and probably died in the water.1

Epapatelo is one of the few pterosaurs ever found in Africa from the very end of the dinosaur age.1

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

?How big was Epapatelo?

About 4.8 to 5.6 metres (16 to 18 feet) across the wings, based on the two known individuals. Some other bones found in Angola suggest an even larger size.2

?What did Epapatelo eat?

It ate fish. Epapatelo was a piscivore that dove into the ocean to catch its food, much like a modern seabird.1

?When did Epapatelo live?

It lived about 71 to 72 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

?Where was Epapatelo found?

In Angola, near the coast of Namibe Province. The fossils were discovered in marine rocks at a site called Bentiaba.2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Epapatelo
Numnà da: Fernandes et al. 20223
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Aponyctosauria3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 72 fin 66 milliuns onns (Maastrichtian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Mocuio3
Pajais: Angola3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Epapatelo was named in 2022 by a team of scientists led by Alexandra Fernandes. The fossils were found in the Namibe desert of Angola during the Projecto PaleoAngola expeditions.3 1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure how big Epapatelo was, because only a few arm bones have been found.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola (mdpi.com)
Epapatelo (en.wikipedia.org)
Epapatelo in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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