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Thapunngaka

Lebitso le bolela: “The name comes from the Australian Aboriginal word 'thapunng' meaning 'spear' and 'aka' meaning 'mouth', so it means 'spear mouth'.”1

E jele: DitlhapiDihahabi tse fofangKretase ya PeleHa se dinosaure ho ya ka saense

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

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 113 ho isa ho 100 tse fetileng4

Kretase ya Pele

Difosili di fumanwe ho

Queensland, Australia1

Bophara ba mapheo

5.83 ho isa ho 9.47 m (19 ho isa ho 31 ft)2 1

Lebelo le phahameng ka ho fetisisa

e ka bang 88 km/h (55 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?

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

Thapunngaka 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?

Motho ya tsamayang ka maoto e ka bang 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana a palame baesekele e ka bang 12 km/h (7 mph)

Pere e mathang ka matla e ka bang 65 km/h (40 mph)

Thapunngaka e ka bang 88 km/h (55 mph)

Lengau e ka bang 100 km/h (62 mph)

dintho tse monate

Dintlha tse monate

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

Setshwantsho sa Thapunngaka se entsweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se entsweng ke AI, se bontshang kamoo Thapunngaka 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 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

Mosenyi wa ditshomo

Tshomo: Some people think Thapunngaka was a dinosaur.

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

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa didinosaure

Lebitso la saense: Thapunngaka
E rehilwe ke: Richards et al. 20214
Sehlopha: Dihahabi tse fofang
Lelapa / leloko: Anhangueridae4
Tlhophiso: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
Dilemo tsa mafika: dilemo tse dimilione tse 113 ho isa ho 100 (Albian)4
Dibopeho tsa mafika: Toolebuc4
Dinaha: Australia4
Direkoto tsa difosili: 2 ho The Paleobiology Database4
Ho sibollwa: 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
E sa ntse e phehwa kgang: 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

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

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): dilemo, dibaka, dibopeho tsa mafika, tlhophiso.

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