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Tupuxuara

Lebitso le bolela: “familiar spirit, from the mythology of the Tupi people in Brazil”1

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

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

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 120 ho isa ho 113 tse fetileng3

Kretase ya Pele

Difosili di fumanwe ho

Romualdo Formation, Santana Group, northeastern Brazil1 3

Bolelele

2 m (6.6 ft)1

Bophara ba mapheo

4.5 ho isa ho 4.7 m (15 ho isa ho 15 ft)1 2

Boima

25 kg (55 lb)1

Lebelo le phahameng ka ho fetisisa

e ka bang 67 km/h (42 mph)

Ho fofa, kakanyo

E phetse neng?

Triasiki

Jurasiki

Kretase

Dilemo tse dimilione tse 252 tse fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le kgolo hakae?

E ne e le telele hakae?

E ne e le boima hakae?

boima jwaloka dikatse tsa lapeng tse 6

telele jwaloka dikatse tsa lapeng tse 4 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlengtelele jwaloka dibanana tse 11 di behilwe ka molaboima jwaloka mahapu a 5e ne e ka fofa ho tshela lebala lohle la bolo ya maoto ka metsotswana e 5.6

Tupuxuara 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)

Tupuxuara e ka bang 67 km/h (42 mph)

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

dintho tse monate

Dintlha tse monate

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

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

Mosenyi wa ditshomo

Tshomo: Some people think Tupuxuara was a dinosaur.

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

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa didinosaure

Lebitso la saense: Tupuxuara
E rehilwe ke: Kellner and Campos 19883
Sehlopha: Dihahabi tse fofang
Lelapa / leloko: Thalassodromidae3
Tlhophiso: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Dilemo tsa mafika: dilemo tse dimilione tse 120 ho isa ho 113 (Aptian)3
Dibopeho tsa mafika: Romualdo3
Dinaha: Brazil3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 5 ho The Paleobiology Database3
Ho sibollwa: 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
E sa ntse e phehwa kgang: 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

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

Tupuxuara (en.wikipedia.org)
Friday's Pterosaur: Tupuxuara (amnh.org)
Tupuxuara in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dilemo, dibaka, dibopeho tsa mafika, tlhophiso.

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