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Hatzegopteryx

Il num vul dir: “Hațeg basin wing”1

Mangiava: CharnReptils sgulantsCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Hatzegopteryx was a giant flying reptile that lived on an island in what is now Romania. It had a huge, strong skull and a short, muscular neck, and it was probably the top predator on its island home.1

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

Viveva

avant 72 fin 66 milliuns onns6

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Transylvania, Romania (Hațeg Basin)1 2

Ladezza da las alas

10 fin 12 m (33 fin 39 ft)1 3

Paisa

180 kg fin 250 kg (397 fin 551 lb)1

Spertadad maximala

var 97 km/h (60 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 12 chauns

alas uschè ladas sco 2,5 autos in suenter l'auteruschè grev sco 50 melunasuschè grev sco 13 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 8 scolarspudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 3,9 secundas

Quant grond era Hatzegopteryx 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)

Hatzegopteryx var 97 km/h (60 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Hatzegopteryx had a skull that was about 2.5 meters (8 feet) long, one of the largest skulls of any non-marine animal.1

Its neck was only 1.5 meters (5 feet) long, which is half the length of other giant pterosaurs with the same wingspan.1

The bones of Hatzegopteryx were filled with tiny pits and hollows, making them lightweight but strong, like Styrofoam.1

It lived on Hațeg Island, a subtropical island in the ancient Tethys Sea, where dinosaurs were small due to island dwarfism.1

Hatzegopteryx was probably the top predator on its island because there were no large meat-eating dinosaurs there.1

The first fossils of Hatzegopteryx were found in the late 1970s by students, but were at first mistaken for dinosaur bones.1

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

?How big was Hatzegopteryx?

It had a wingspan of about 10 to 12 meters (33 to 39 feet), making it one of the biggest pterosaurs ever.1

?Could Hatzegopteryx fly?

Yes, it could fly. Its wing bones were similar to other flying pterosaurs, and its skull was lightweight thanks to a spongy internal structure.1 4

?What did Hatzegopteryx eat?

It was a predator that probably ate dwarf dinosaurs like titanosaurs and iguanodontians, and it could tackle prey too big to swallow whole.1

?Is Hatzegopteryx a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile and not a dinosaur.1

?When did Hatzegopteryx live?

It lived about 72 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period.1

?Where was Hatzegopteryx found?

Its fossils were found in Transylvania, Romania, on what was once Hațeg Island.1

?How heavy was Hatzegopteryx?

Its weight has been estimated at around 250 kilograms (550 pounds).4

?Was Hatzegopteryx bigger than Quetzalcoatlus?

It was about the same size or slightly smaller. Both had wingspans around 10 to 12 meters, but Hatzegopteryx had a shorter, stronger neck.1

?Why did Hatzegopteryx have a short neck?

Its short, thick neck was very strong and helped it hunt large prey, like dwarf dinosaurs, by catching them.1 5

?Could Hatzegopteryx swim?

Nobody knows for sure, but it probably spent most of its time on land hunting, like other azhdarchid pterosaurs.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Hatzegopteryx was too heavy to fly.

Vardad: Its bones had a spongy, lightweight internal structure that made the skull strong but light enough for flight.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Hatzegopteryx
Numnà da: Buffetaut et al. 20026
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Azhdarchidae6
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae6
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 72 fin 66 milliuns onns (Maastrichtian)6
Formaziuns da crap: Densuș-Ciula, Sebeş, Râul Mare6
Pajais: Rumenia6
Chats da fossils: 4 en The Paleobiology Database6
Scuverta: Hatzegopteryx was named in 2002 by paleontologists Eric Buffetaut, Dan Grigorescu, and Zoltan Csiki, based on skull fragments and a wing bone found in Romania.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how wide its wingspan was, with estimates ranging from 10 to 12 meters (33 to 39 feet).1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Hatzegopteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
A new giant pterosaur with a robust skull from the latest cretaceous of Romania (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Eons | When a Giant Pterosaur Ruled the European Islands | Season 4 | Episode 23 | PBS (pbs.org)
Neck biomechanics indicate that giant Transylvanian azhdarchid pterosaurs were short-necked arch predators (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Hatzegopteryx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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