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Azhdarcho

ትርጉም ስሙ: “dragon-like creature from Persian mythology”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ዓሳዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Azhdarcho was a flying reptile from the time of dinosaurs. It had a long, stiff neck like a spear. It swooped over rivers and lakes to catch fish with its toothless beak.1 3

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

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 94 ክሳብ 72 ሚልዮን ዓመት3

ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Uzbekistan (Bissekty Formation), Kazakhstan (Zhirkindek Formation), Tajikistan (Yalovach Formation), and Spain (Vitoria Formation)1 3

ስፍሓት ኣኽናፍ

3 ክሳብ 6 m (9.8 ክሳብ 20 ft)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?

ከም 3 ብሽክለታታት ብመስርዕ ዝሰፍሑ ኣኽናፍምሉእ ሜዳ ኩዕሶ እግሪ ኣብ 5.1 ካልኢት ክነፍሮ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Azhdarcho 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)

Azhdarcho ኣስታት 74 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (46 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Azhdarcho could not turn its neck at all. It could only bend it up and down a little.1

The name Azhdarcho comes from a Persian word for a dragon-like monster.1

This pterosaur belonged to the same family as Quetzalcoatlus, one of the largest flying animals ever.1

Scientists once thought Azhdarcho skimmed the water for food like a modern skimmer bird, but newer studies suggest it walked on land and hunted like a stork.1

Most Azhdarcho fossils are just neck bones. The first one found was a single vertebra from the Kyzyl Kum desert.1

Azhdarcho lived about 92 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period.1

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

?How big was Azhdarcho?

Most Azhdarcho individuals had a wingspan of 3 to 4 metres, but some larger remains suggest a wingspan of 5 to 6 metres.1

?What did Azhdarcho eat?

Azhdarcho probably ate small animals and carrion, like a stork or ground hornbill. It may have also caught fish, but newer studies say it walked on land to hunt rather than skimming water.1 2

?Could Azhdarcho fly?

Yes, Azhdarcho was a flying reptile. It had wings and could fly, but one scientist thought it needed calm, mild winds to fly well.1

?Where did Azhdarcho live?

Azhdarcho lived in what is now Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and possibly Tajikistan, about 92 million years ago.1

?Is Azhdarcho a dinosaur?

No, Azhdarcho is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1

?Why is it called Azhdarcho?

The name Azhdarcho comes from a Persian word for a dragon-like monster, because its long neck reminded scientists of a mythical dragon.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Azhdarcho was a dinosaur.

ሓቂ: Azhdarcho was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.3

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Azhdarcho
ዝሰመዮ: Nessov 19813
ጉጅለ: ዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲ
ስድራ / ክላድ: Azhdarchidae3
ምድባ: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae3
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 94 ክሳብ 72 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Turonian / Campanian)3
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Vitoria, Bissekty, Yalovach3
ሃገራት: ስጳኛ, ኡዝበኪስታን, ታጂኪስታን3
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 4 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database3
ርኽበት: Russian paleontologist Lev A. Nesov named Azhdarcho in 1981. He found the fossils in the Kyzyl Kum desert of Uzbekistan during expeditions from 1974 to 1981.1 3
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists still debate exactly how Azhdarcho and other azhdarchid pterosaurs hunted. Some think they skimmed water, others think they walked on land and grabbed prey like storks.1