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Infernodrakon

Il num vul dir: “spear-necked dragon from hell”1

Mangiava: PeschReptils sgulantsCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Infernodrakon was a flying reptile that soared over North America at the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs. It had a long, spear-like neck and probably hunted fish from the sky.3 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

Hell Creek Formation, Montana, USA3 1

Ladezza da las alas

3 fin 4,15 m (9,8 fin 14 ft)2 1

Spertadad maximala

var 64 km/h (40 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 2,5 velos in suenter l'auterpudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 5,9 secundas

Quant grond era Infernodrakon 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)

Infernodrakon var 64 km/h (40 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Infernodrakon was named in 2025, making it one of the newest pterosaurs discovered.3

Its species name, hastacollis, means 'spear-necked' because of its long, pointed neck bones.1

This pterosaur lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, during the Maastrichtian stage of the Cretaceous Period.3

Infernodrakon is a medium-sized azhdarchid pterosaur, a group that includes some of the largest flying animals ever.1

Scientists used a laser scanner to study its fossil neck bone in 3D, which helped them see it was a new species.1

Infernodrakon is more closely related to Arambourgiania, a giant pterosaur from Jordan, than to Quetzalcoatlus.1

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

?How big was Infernodrakon?

It was a medium-sized pterosaur with a wingspan of about 4.15 metres (13.6 feet), which is much smaller than Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni.2 1

?What did Infernodrakon eat?

It was a mesopredator that likely ate small animals like lizards, snakes, mammals, amphibians, and eggs. It probably hunted small prey on land.2

?Is Infernodrakon a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.2

?When did Infernodrakon live?

It lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period.2

?Where was Infernodrakon found?

Its only known fossil, a neck vertebra, was found in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana, USA.2 3

?Why is it called Infernodrakon?

The name means 'dragon from hell' because it was found in the Hell Creek Formation, and its species name 'hastacollis' means 'spear-necked'.2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Infernodrakon
Numnà da: Thomas et al. 20253
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Azhdarchidae3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 72 fin 66 milliuns onns (Maastrichtian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Hell Creek3
Pajais: USA3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Infernodrakon was named by Henry N. Thomas and colleagues in 2025 based on a single neck vertebra found in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana, USA.3 1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Infernodrakon was, because only one neck bone has been found so far.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Infernodrakon hastacollis gen. et sp. nov., a new azhdarchid pterosaur from the Hell Creek Formation of Montana, and the pterosaur diversity of Maastrichtian North America: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 44 , No 4 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
Infernodrakon (en.wikipedia.org)
Infernodrakon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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