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Thanatosdrakon

Lebitso le bolela: “dragon of death”1
E jele: DitlhapiDihahabi tse fofangKretase ya MoraoHa se dinosaure ho ya ka saense

Thanatosdrakon was a giant flying reptile that soared over South America about 85 million years ago. It was one of the biggest flying animals ever, with wings as wide as a small plane!1

Ntlha e monate: dipterosaure di ne di fofa kahodimo ho didinosaure, empa e ne e le batswala ba tsona, e seng didinosaure ka botsona.
E phetse
dilemo tse dimilione tse 90 ho isa ho 84 tse fetileng4
Kretase ya Morao
Difosili di fumanwe ho
Mendoza Province, Argentina1
Bophara ba mapheo
7 ho isa ho 9.2 m (23 ho isa ho 30 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng ka ho fetisisa
e ka bang 87 km/h (54 mph)
Ho fofa, kakanyo

E phetse neng?

Triasiki
Jurasiki
Kretase
Dilemo tse dimilione tse 252 tse fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le kgolo hakae?

Mapheo a yona a ne a pharaletse hakae?

Thanatosdrakon mapheo a ka bang 9.2 m ho tloha ntlheng ho isa ntlheng (30 ft)Baesekele ya motho e moholo e ka bang 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Koloi e ka bang 4.5 m (15 ft)Tlou, phoofolo e kgolo ka ho fetisisa naheng kajeno e ka bang 6.5 m (21 ft)
mapheo a pharaletse jwaloka dikoloi tse 2 ka molae ne e ka fofa ho tshela lebala lohle la bolo ya maoto ka metsotswana e 4.3

Thanatosdrakon e ne e le kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ho browser ya hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E ne e le lebelo hakae?

dintho tse monate

Dintlha tse monate

1

Thanatosdrakon is the largest pterosaur ever found in South America, with a wingspan of about 9 metres (30 feet) for the bigger specimen.1

2

It lived about 89 to 83 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

3

Its bones were found in floodplain deposits, showing that it lived near rivers and lakes, not just near the sea.1

4

Scientists found two skeletons, one smaller and one larger, which helped them estimate the size range of this species.1

5

Thanatosdrakon had a unique combination of bones, including a special shape in its wing bones that helps identify it as an azhdarchid pterosaur.1

6

It is the oldest known member of the group Quetzalcoatlinae, which includes some of the largest flying reptiles ever.1

E entswe ke AISetshwantsho sa Thanatosdrakon se entsweng ke AI
Setshwantsho se entsweng ke AI, se bontshang kamoo Thanatosdrakon e ka beng e ne e shebahala kateng, se entswe ke khomphutha ho ya ka seo bo-ramahlale ba se tsebang. Ke ho hakanya feela: phoofolo ya nnete e ka nna ya ba e ne e shebahala ka tsela e nngwe, mme ha ho motho ya tsebang mebala ya yona ya nnete.
o botsitse

Dipotso tse botswang haholo ka Thanatosdrakon

?How big was Thanatosdrakon?

The bigger specimen had a wingspan of about 9 metres (30 feet), and the smaller one about 7 metres (23 feet). That makes it the largest pterosaur ever found in South America.31

?When did Thanatosdrakon live?

It lived about 89 to 86 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.3

?What does Thanatosdrakon mean?

Thanatosdrakon means 'dragon of death' in Greek. Its species name, amaru, means 'flying serpent' in Quechua and refers to an Incan deity.3

?Where was Thanatosdrakon found?

Its fossils were found in the Plottier Formation of Mendoza Province, Argentina, in the Andes Mountains.3

?Is Thanatosdrakon a dinosaur?

No, Thanatosdrakon is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.3

?What did Thanatosdrakon eat?

Scientists do not know for sure, but because it was an azhdarchid pterosaur, it likely ate small animals like lizards, baby dinosaurs, or fish. Its fossils were found in a floodplain near rivers and lakes.3

Mosenyi wa ditshomo

Tshomo: Some people think Thanatosdrakon was a dinosaur.

Nnete: It was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur, even though it lived at the same time.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa didinosaure

Lebitso la saense
Thanatosdrakon
E rehilwe ke
Ortiz David et al. 20224
Sehlopha
Dihahabi tse fofang
Lelapa / leloko
Azhdarchidae4
Tlhophiso
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae4
Dilemo tsa mafika
dilemo tse dimilione tse 90 ho isa ho 84 (Coniacian / Santonian)4
Dibopeho tsa mafika
Plottier4
Dinaha
Argentina4
Direkoto tsa difosili
1 ho The Paleobiology Database4
Ho sibollwa
Thanatosdrakon was named by Ortiz David and colleagues in 2022, based on fossils found in the Plottier Formation in Argentina.21
E sa ntse e phehwa kgang
Scientists are still debating exactly how Thanatosdrakon flew and hunted, because its huge size makes flight mechanics tricky.1

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Thanatosdrakon amaru , gen. et sp. nov., a giant azhdarchid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina (sciencedirect.com)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Thanatosdrakon (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Thanatosdrakon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dilemo, dibaka, dibopeho tsa mafika, tlhophiso.

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