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Dsungaripterus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “Junggar wing”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ዓሳዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲመጀመርታ ክሬታሸስብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Dsungaripterus was a flying reptile with long, narrow, upturned jaws that worked like tweezers. It used its toothless beak tip to poke into cracks and grab hard-shelled prey, then crushed them with flat, knobbly teeth at the back of its mouth.1 2

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

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 137 ክሳብ 121 ሚልዮን ዓመት4

መጀመርታ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

China (Xinjiang) and possibly Mongolia and South Korea1 4

ስፍሓት ኣኽናፍ

3 ክሳብ 3.5 m (9.8 ክሳብ 11 ft)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 59 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (37 ማይል/ሰ)

ምንፋር, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ኣኽናፉ ክንደይ ሰፊሖም ነይሮም?

ከም 2 ብሽክለታታት ብመስርዕ ዝሰፍሑ ኣኽናፍምሉእ ሜዳ ኩዕሶ እግሪ ኣብ 6.4 ካልኢት ክነፍሮ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Dsungaripterus 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)

Dsungaripterus ኣስታት 59 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (37 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Dsungaripterus had a skull over 46 centimeters (18 inches) long, and its head and neck together were almost 1 meter (3.3 feet) long.1

Its jaws curved upward at the tip, and the front part had no teeth, probably covered by a horny sheath.2

It had bulbous, flat teeth at the back of its jaws, perfect for crushing the armor of shellfish.1

The bones of Dsungaripterus were thick-walled and sturdy, suggesting it spent a lot of time walking on the ground.1

It likely landed abruptly and flapped a lot, rather than soaring for long distances.1

Dsungaripterus had a low bony crest on top of its skull, running from the base of the skull to halfway to the beak.1

Fossils show grooves on the jaws that might have held a horny covering, protecting the beak while it probed for food.2

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

?How big was Dsungaripterus?

Dsungaripterus had a wingspan of 3 to 3.5 metres (9.8 to 11.5 feet). Its skull was over 46 centimetres (18 inches) long, and its head and neck together were almost 1 metre (3.3 feet) long.1

?What did Dsungaripterus eat?

It ate hard-shelled prey like shellfish. It used its toothless, upturned beak tip to poke into cracks and grab food, then crushed shells with its flat, knobbly back teeth.1 2

?Was Dsungaripterus a dinosaur?

No, Dsungaripterus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur. Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to evolve powered flight.3

?Why did Dsungaripterus have an upturned beak?

The upturned, toothless beak tip was probably used to probe and remove prey from cracks in rocks or sandy, muddy environments. It may have been covered by a horny sheath for protection.1 2

?Could Dsungaripterus walk on the ground?

Yes, its thick-walled, sturdy bones suggest it was mostly terrestrial and spent a lot of time walking on the ground. Pterosaurs could walk on all four limbs.1 3

?When did Dsungaripterus live?

Dsungaripterus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 145 to 100 million years ago. Its fossils were found in China and possibly South Korea.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Dsungaripterus is often called a dinosaur.

ሓቂ: It was actually a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Dsungaripterus
ዝሰመዮ: Young 19644
ጉጅለ: ዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲ
ስድራ / ክላድ: Dsungaripteridae4
ምድባ: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 137 ክሳብ 121 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Valanginian / Barremian)4
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Lianmuqin, Tsagaantsav, Hutubihe4
ሃገራት: ቻይና, ሞንጎልያ4
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 4 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database4
ርኽበት: Dsungaripterus was named by Yang Zhongjian in 1964, based on a partial skull and skeleton from the Lianmuqin Formation in China. The species name weii honors paleontologist C.M. Wei.1
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists are still debating whether Dsungaripterus and Noripterus lived in the same place at the same time, or in different layers.2