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Anurognathus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “frog jaw”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ሓሸራታትዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲዳሕራይ ጁራሲክብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Anurognathus was a tiny pterosaur that lived in the Late Jurassic. It had a very short, wide head and big eyes, like a little flying frog. It probably hunted insects at dusk.1 2

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

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 149 ክሳብ 145 ሚልዮን ዓመት4

ዳሕራይ ጁራሲክ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Eichstätt, Germany (Solnhofen limestone)4 1

ንውሓት

0.09 m (0.3 ft)3

ስፍሓት ኣኽናፍ

0.35 m (1.1 ft)1

ክብደት

0.04 kg (0 lb)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 24 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (15 ማይል/ሰ)

ምንፋር, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ከቢድ ነይሩ?

ከም 0.5 ባናና ዝኸብድ

ካብ ድሙ ገዛ ዝፈኲስከም 3 ናይ ጸወታ ጡባት ብመስርዕ ዝነውሕምሉእ ሜዳ ኩዕሶ እግሪ ኣብ 16 ካልኢት ክነፍሮ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Anurognathus 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)

Anurognathus ኣስታት 24 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (15 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Anurognathus had a very short tail, unlike most early pterosaurs. This made it more maneuverable when hunting insects.1

Its skull was wider than it was long, and its eyes were huge. This helped it see well in dim light.1 2

Anurognathus weighed only about 40 grams (1.4 ounces), as light as a small bird.1

Its wings were short and broad, and it could probably fly slowly and twist through tight spaces.1 2

Scientists think Anurognathus had bristles around its mouth, like a fringe, to help catch insects.1 2

Only two fossils of Anurognathus have been found, both in Germany. One is a juvenile.1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Anurognathus — ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Anurognathus 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 Anurognathus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?How big was Anurognathus?

Anurognathus was tiny, with a wingspan of about 35 cm (14 in) and a weight of only 40 grams (1.4 oz), as light as a small bird.1

?What did Anurognathus eat?

It ate insects. Its pin-like teeth and small mouth were perfect for catching tiny bugs about 11 mm long.1

?Could Anurognathus fly?

Yes, it was a pterosaur and could fly. It had short, broad wings and probably flew slowly and maneuvered well to catch insects at dusk.1

?Did Anurognathus have feathers?

No, it did not have feathers. It had a fuzzy coat of hair-like fibers called pycnofibers, and possibly bristles around its mouth.1

?When did Anurognathus live?

Anurognathus lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 150 to 148 million years ago.1

?Why did Anurognathus have big eyes?

Its huge eyes helped it see well in dim light, so it could hunt insects at dusk or in the dark.1

?Is Anurognathus a dinosaur?

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

?How many fossils of Anurognathus have been found?

Only two fossils have been found, both in Germany. One is a juvenile, and the other is a subadult.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Some people think Anurognathus was a dinosaur.

ሓቂ: Anurognathus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.4

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Anurognathus
ዝሰመዮ: Döderlein 19234
ጉጅለ: ዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲ
ስድራ / ክላድ: Anurognathidae4
ምድባ: Pterosauria4
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 149 ክሳብ 145 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Tithonian)4
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Solnhofener Plattenkalk4
ሃገራት: ጀርመን4
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 1 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database4
ርኽበት: Anurognathus was named by Ludwig Döderlein in 1923. He bought the first fossil from a collector in 1922. It was found in the Solnhofen limestone of Germany.1
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists still debate whether Anurognathus was a fast flyer that surprised its prey, or a slow, maneuverable hunter like a nightjar.1