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Tupuxuara

Il num vul dir: “familiar spirit, from the mythology of the Tupi people in Brazil”1

Mangiava: PeschReptils sgulantsCretacic temprivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Tupuxuara was a flying reptile with a huge, bony crest on its head. It soared over ancient Brazil about 112 million years ago, using its long wings and toothless beak to hunt for fish.1 2

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

Viveva

avant 120 fin 113 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Romualdo Formation, Santana Group, northeastern Brazil1 3

Lunghezza

2 m (6,6 ft)1

Ladezza da las alas

4,5 fin 4,7 m (15 fin 15 ft)1 2

Paisa

25 kg (55 lb)1

Spertadad maximala

var 67 km/h (42 mph)

Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 6 giats da chasa

uschè lung sco 4 giats da chasa dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 11 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 5 melunaspudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 5,6 secundas

Quant grond era Tupuxuara 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)

Tupuxuara var 67 km/h (42 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Tupuxuara had a huge crest on its head made of bone. The crest was bigger in older animals, so scientists think it was used to show off to mates.1

Its wings were very long compared to its body weight. This helped it fly well and cover long distances.1

Tupuxuara lived about 112 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1

The first fossils of Tupuxuara were a snout and some wing bones. They were found in Brazil.1

There are two main species: Tupuxuara longicristatus, which had a long crest, and Tupuxuara leonardii, which had a more rounded crest.1

A third species, Tupuxuara deliradamus, was named in 2009 but many scientists now think it is not a valid species.1

Tupuxuara was a close relative of Thalassodromeus, another large pterosaur from Brazil.1

By studying its eye bones, scientists think Tupuxuara was active during the day.1

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

?How big was Tupuxuara?

Tupuxuara had a wingspan of about 4.7 metres (15.4 feet) and weighed around 25 kilograms (55.1 pounds). Its body length was about 2 metres (6.6 feet).1

?What did Tupuxuara eat?

Scientists think Tupuxuara was probably a terrestrial omnivore or carnivore, eating a mix of plants and small animals. Earlier ideas that it ate only fish or fruit are less likely now.1

?Did Tupuxuara have teeth?

No, Tupuxuara had a toothless beak, like many other pterosaurs from its group.1

?Why did Tupuxuara have a crest?

The large bony crest on its head was probably used to show off to mates, since it grew bigger as the animal got older. It was a sign of sexual maturity.1

?When did Tupuxuara live?

Tupuxuara lived about 112 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

?Is Tupuxuara a dinosaur?

No, Tupuxuara is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile. Pterosaurs are not dinosaurs, though they lived at the same time.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think Tupuxuara was a dinosaur.

Vardad: Tupuxuara was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Tupuxuara
Numnà da: Kellner and Campos 19883
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Thalassodromidae3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 120 fin 113 milliuns onns (Aptian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Romualdo3
Pajais: Brasilia3
Chats da fossils: 5 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Tupuxuara was named in 1988 by Brazilian paleontologists Alexander Kellner and Diógenes de Almeida Campos. The first fossils were found in the Santana Formation (now Romualdo Formation) of Brazil.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly what Tupuxuara ate. It may have been a fish eater, a meat eater, or even an omnivore that also ate fruit.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Tupuxuara (en.wikipedia.org)
Friday's Pterosaur: Tupuxuara (amnh.org)
Tupuxuara in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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