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Thapunngaka

Il num vul dir: “The name comes from the Australian Aboriginal word 'thapunng' meaning 'spear' and 'aka' meaning 'mouth', so it means 'spear mouth'.”1

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Thapunngaka was a huge flying reptile that soared over the seas of ancient Australia. It had a long, pointed beak with a big crest on its chin, perfect for scooping up fish. It was one of the biggest flying animals of its time!1

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

Viveva

avant 113 fin 100 milliuns onns4

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Queensland, Australia1

Ladezza da las alas

5,83 fin 9,47 m (19 fin 31 ft)2 1

Spertadad maximala

var 88 km/h (55 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 autos in suenter l'auterpudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 4,3 secundas

Quant grond era Thapunngaka 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)

Thapunngaka var 88 km/h (55 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Thapunngaka is the largest pterosaur ever found in Australia, based on the size of its jaw bone.1

It had the biggest chin crest of any pterosaur in its family, which might have been used for show or steering.1

Its name means 'spear mouth' in the language of the local Aboriginal people, because its jaws were shaped like a spear.1

Thapunngaka lived about 106 million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period, when Australia was part of the supercontinent Gondwana.4

Scientists think Thapunngaka was a fast flyer, using its long wings to glide over the ocean and snatch fish with its beak.4

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

?How big was Thapunngaka?

Its wingspan was probably about 6 to 7 metres (20 to 23 feet), though estimates range from 5.83 to 9.47 metres (19.1 to 31.1 feet).2 3

?What did Thapunngaka eat?

It ate fish. Its long, spear-like jaws were perfect for scooping up large predatory fish from the ancient Eromanga Sea.3

?Is Thapunngaka a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs. Pterosaurs were the first back-boned animals to fly.3

?When did Thapunngaka live?

It lived about 106 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous Period (Upper Albian stage).2 1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think Thapunngaka was a dinosaur.

Vardad: It was actually a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is a close cousin of dinosaurs, but not a dinosaur itself.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Thapunngaka
Numnà da: Richards et al. 20214
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Anhangueridae4
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 113 fin 100 milliuns onns (Albian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Toolebuc4
Pajais: Australia4
Chats da fossils: 2 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: Thapunngaka was named in 2021 by Timothy Richards and colleagues from a fossil jaw found near Richmond, Queensland, Australia. The fossil was discovered in the Toolebuc Formation, which is famous for ancient marine life.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are still debating how big Thapunngaka really was, because only its lower jaw has been found so far. They use the jaw size to estimate its total size, but the exact numbers are not known.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

A new species of crested pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea, Anhangueridae) from the Lower Cretaceous (upper Albian) of Richmond, North West Queensland, Australia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 41 , No 3 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
Thapunngaka (en.wikipedia.org)
Researchers find a ‘fearsome dragon’ that soared over outback Queensland - News - The University of Queensland (news.uq.edu.au)
Thapunngaka in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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