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Alanqa

ትርጉም ስሙ: “from the Arabic word al-'Anqā', a mythical bird like a phoenix”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ዓሳዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Alanqa was a giant flying reptile that soared over ancient rivers in what is now Morocco. It had a long, straight, pointed beak with no teeth, perfect for scooping up fish and other small animals.2

ደስ ዝብል ሓቂ: ፕተሮሰራት ኣብ ልዕሊ ዳይኖሰራት ይነፍሩ ነበሩ፣ ግን ባዕሎም ዳይኖሰራት ኣይነበሩን፣ ኣዝማዶም እዮም ነይሮም።

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 100 ክሳብ 94 ሚልዮን ዓመት4

ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Kem Kem Group, southeastern Morocco1 2

ስፍሓት ኣኽናፍ

3 ክሳብ 6 m (9.8 ክሳብ 20 ft)2 1

ክብደት

16 kg ክሳብ 37 kg (35 ክሳብ 82 lb)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 74 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (46 ማይል/ሰ)

ምንፋር, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ኣኽናፉ ክንደይ ሰፊሖም ነይሮም?

ክንደይ ከቢድ ነይሩ?

ከም 9 ኣናሙ ገዛ ዝኸብድ

ከም 3 ብሽክለታታት ብመስርዕ ዝሰፍሑ ኣኽናፍከም 7 ሓብሓብ ዝኸብድምሉእ ሜዳ ኩዕሶ እግሪ ኣብ 5.1 ካልኢት ክነፍሮ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Alanqa ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ቀሊል ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዝዕቀብ ወይ ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ዝለኣኽ የለን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (3 mph)

ብሽክለታ ዝጋልብ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (7 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

Alanqa ኣስታት 74 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (46 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Alanqa is known from only five jaw fragments and possibly one neck vertebra, so scientists have not found a full skeleton yet.1

Its beak was straight and pointed, like a spear, and it had a raised bump on the top of its lower jaw near the back.2

The largest Alanqa individuals may have had a wingspan as wide as a small airplane, about 6 meters (20 feet).2 1

Alanqa lived alongside huge meat-eating dinosaurs like Spinosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus, which might have hunted it.1

The Kem Kem Beds where Alanqa was found were once a freshwater delta, full of rivers and swamps.1

Two of the jaw fragments were first described in 1999 but were not named until 2010, when scientists realized they belonged to a new species.1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Alanqa — ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Alanqa ከመይ ይመስል ከም ዝነበረ ዘርኢ፣ ኮምፒተር ካብቲ ሳይንቲስታት ዝፈልጥዎ ዝሰርሖ። ግምት እዩ: እቲ ሓቀኛ እንስሳ ፍልይ ዝበለ ክመስል ይኽእል፣ ሓቀኛ ሕብሩ ድማ ዝፈልጦ የለን።

ንስኻ ሓቲትካ

ብዛዕባ Alanqa ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?How big was Alanqa?

Most Alanqa individuals had a wingspan of about 4 meters (13 feet), but a larger neck vertebra suggests some reached 6 meters (20 feet). An individual of that size would have weighed 16 to 37 kilograms (35 to 82 pounds).1

?What did Alanqa eat?

Alanqa probably ate small animals like crustaceans, mollusks, amphibians, small reptiles, and even small or juvenile dinosaurs. Grooves in its jaw suggest it also crushed hard foods like mollusks and seeds.1

?Is Alanqa a dinosaur?

No, Alanqa is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1

?Where was Alanqa found?

Alanqa was found in the Kem Kem Group of southeastern Morocco, in a place called Aferdou N'Chaft near the village of Begaa.1

?When did Alanqa live?

Alanqa lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Cenomanian stage, about 100 to 93 million years ago.1

?Did Alanqa have teeth?

No, Alanqa had no teeth. Its jaws were straight and pointed, like a spear, perfect for scooping up food.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Alanqa
ዝሰመዮ: Ibrahim et al. 20104
ጉጅለ: ዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲ
ስድራ / ክላድ: Azhdarchidae4
ምድባ: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae4
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 100 ክሳብ 94 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Cenomanian)4
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Ifezouane4
ሃገራት: ሞሮኮ4
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 4 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database4
ርኽበት: Alanqa was named in 2010 by Ibrahim and colleagues based on a nearly complete lower jaw found at Aferdou N'Chaft, Morocco, in 2008.2 1
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists are not sure if the large neck vertebra really belongs to Alanqa or to a different, even bigger pterosaur.2 1