Yelaphomte

Il num vul dir: “beast of the air”1

Mangiava: PeschReptils sgulantsTriassic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Yelaphomte was a small flying reptile that lived during the Late Triassic in what is now Argentina. It had a tall, thin crest on its snout and was one of the first pterosaurs found in the southern half of the world.1 2

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

Viveva

avant 227 fin 206 milliuns onns3

Triassic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Quebrada del Puma locality, Quebrada del Barro Formation, San Juan Province, Argentina1 3

Spertadad maximala

var 52 km/h (32 mph)

Sgular, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

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)

Yelaphomte 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

Yelaphomte is one of the only known Triassic pterosaurs from the southern hemisphere, along with its relative Pachagnathus.1 2

Its snout was full of air spaces, making it lightweight for flying. The name Yelaphomte means 'beast of the air' in the language of the Huarpe people.1

The only known fossil is a piece of the snout only 15.4 mm long, including parts of the upper jaw and palate.1

Yelaphomte lived far from the sea, in a dry inland environment, unlike many other early pterosaurs that lived near coasts.1

The crest on its snout had a unique pattern of grooves that is not seen in any other pterosaur.1

Scientists think Yelaphomte may have been a small adult, because the bones in its snout were tightly fused together, which often happens when an animal is fully grown.1

Maletg da Yelaphomte fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Yelaphomte 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.

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Yelaphomte
Numnà da: Martínez et al. 20223
Gruppa: Reptils sgulants
Famiglia / clada: Raeticodactylidae3
Classificaziun: Pterosauria3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 227 fin 206 milliuns onns (Norian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Quebrada del Barro3
Pajais: Argentinia3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Yelaphomte was discovered by a team led by Ricardo Martínez between 2012 and 2014 in Argentina. It was named and described in 2022 by Martínez, Andres, Apaldetti, and Cerda.1 3
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Yelaphomte grew, because only a small piece of its snout has been found.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Yelaphomte (en.wikipedia.org)
The dawn of the flying reptiles: first Triassic record in the southern hemisphere (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Yelaphomte in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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