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Xericeps

Il num vul dir: “dry catcher, from Greek 'xeros' meaning dry and Latin 'capere' meaning to catch, referring to the Sahara Desert and its forceps-like beak”1

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Xericeps was a flying reptile that lived in what is now the Sahara Desert in Morocco. It had a long, toothless beak that curved upward like a pair of tweezers. It probably used its beak to snatch fish from rivers and lakes.1 3

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

Viveva

avant 100 fin 94 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Aferdou N'Chaft, near Hassi el Begaa, Errachidia Province, southeastern Morocco3 1

Ladezza da las alas

3 fin 8 m (9,8 fin 26 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 83 km/h (52 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 4 velos in suenter l'auterpudess sgular sur in entir plaz da ballape en 4,6 secundas

Quant grond era Xericeps 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)

Xericeps var 83 km/h (52 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Xericeps is known only from a piece of its lower jaw. No other bones have been found yet.1

Its beak was curved upward, which is why its species name 'curvirostris' means 'curved snout'.1

Xericeps lived about 100 to 94 million years ago, during the mid-Cretaceous period.3 1

It was a toothless pterosaur, like other azhdarchoids. Its jaws had ridges and grooves on top.1 2

Xericeps is one of only three named pterosaurs from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco. This area was once a river system full of dinosaurs and flying reptiles.2

Scientists think Xericeps was a medium-sized pterosaur, with a wingspan likely between 3 and 8 metres (10 to 26 feet).1

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

?Is Xericeps a dinosaur?

No, Xericeps is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.1

?How big was Xericeps?

It was medium sized for a pterosaur, with a wingspan estimated between 3 and 8 metres (10 to 26 feet). Scientists think it was likely closer to the lower end of that range.1 2

?What did Xericeps eat?

Xericeps probably used its long, curved, toothless beak to snatch fish from rivers and lakes.1

?Why did Xericeps have a curved beak?

Scientists think the upward curve helped it catch food, like fish, from water. The species name 'curvirostris' even means 'curved snout'.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Xericeps
Numnà da: Martill et al. 20183
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Neoazhdarchia3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 100 fin 94 milliuns onns (Cenomanian)3
Pajais: Marocco3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: The only known fossil of Xericeps was found by local mine workers at Aferdou N'Chaft in Morocco. British paleontologist David M. Martill bought it at the mine site in January 2017. He and his colleagues named it in 2018.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly which group of pterosaurs Xericeps belongs to. Some studies place it with the alanqids, others with the chaoyangopterids.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Xericeps (en.wikipedia.org)
A new edentulous pterosaur from the Cretaceous Kem Kem beds of south eastern Morocco (sciencedirect.com)
Xericeps in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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