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Kepodactylus

Il num vul dir: “garden finger”1

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Kepodactylus was a flying reptile that lived during the Late Jurassic period. It had a wingspan of about 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) and likely ate fish.1 2

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

Viveva

avant 149 fin 143 milliuns onns3

Giurassic tardiv fin Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Colorado, USA1 3

Ladezza da las alas

2,5 m (8,2 ft)1

Paisa

10 kg (22 lb)1

Spertadad maximala

var 52 km/h (32 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 2,5 giats da chasa

alas uschè ladas sco 1,5 velos in suenter l'auteruschè grev sco 83 bananaspudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 7,3 secundas

Quant grond era Kepodactylus 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)

Kepodactylus 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

Kepodactylus was discovered in 1992 when scientists were digging up a Stegosaurus skeleton in Garden Park, Colorado. They found the pterosaur bones by accident.1

Its name means 'garden finger' because it was found in Garden Park and pterosaurs have a long wing finger.1

Kepodactylus had extra holes in its bones called pneumatic foramina. These holes let air from air sacs enter the bones, making them lighter for flying.1

Scientists think Kepodactylus weighed about 10 kilograms (22 pounds), which is as heavy as a large cat.1

Kepodactylus lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 149 to 143 million years ago.2

Only one specimen of Kepodactylus has been found, and it includes a neck bone, an upper arm bone, finger bones, and a foot bone.1 3

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

?Was Kepodactylus a dinosaur?

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

?How big was Kepodactylus?

Kepodactylus had a wingspan of about 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) and weighed around 10 kilograms (22 pounds), about as heavy as a medium sized dog.1

?What did Kepodactylus eat?

Kepodactylus likely ate fish, as many other pterosaurs with similar long jaws did.1

?Where was Kepodactylus found?

Kepodactylus was discovered in Garden Park, Colorado, in the United States, in rocks from the Late Jurassic period.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Kepodactylus
Numnà da: Harris and Carpenter 19963
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Lophocratia3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 149 fin 143 milliuns onns (Tithonian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Morrison3
Pajais: USA3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Kepodactylus was named by Jerald Harris and Kenneth Carpenter in 1996. The fossils were found in 1992 in Garden Park, Colorado, while digging up a Stegosaurus.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly which group of pterosaurs Kepodactylus belongs to. Some studies place it in the family Ctenochasmatidae, while others put it in a larger group called Lophocratia.1 2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Kepodactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Kepodactylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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