Epapatelo
Epapatelo was a flying reptile that lived near the coast of ancient Angola. It soared over the ocean and dove into the water to catch fish, just like a modern seabird.1
መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?
ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?
ኣኽናፉ ክንደይ ሰፊሖም ነይሮም?
ከም 3 ብሽክለታታት ብመስርዕ ዝሰፍሑ ኣኽናፍ⚽ምሉእ ሜዳ ኩዕሶ እግሪ ኣብ 5.2 ካልኢት ክነፍሮ ይኽእል ነበረምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Epapatelo ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?
ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ቀሊል ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዝዕቀብ ወይ ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ዝለኣኽ የለን።
ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?
ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት
Epapatelo is known from only a few bones: a partial upper arm bone and two forearm bones from two different individuals.1
It lived about 71 to 72 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1
Epapatelo belonged to a group of pterosaurs called pteranodontians, which were large, toothless flying reptiles.1
The fossils were found in marine rocks, showing that Epapatelo lived near the sea and probably died in the water.1
Epapatelo is one of the few pterosaurs ever found in Africa from the very end of the dinosaur age.1

ብዛዕባ Epapatelo ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት
?How big was Epapatelo?
About 4.8 to 5.6 metres (16 to 18 feet) across the wings, based on the two known individuals. Some other bones found in Angola suggest an even larger size.2
?What did Epapatelo eat?
It ate fish. Epapatelo was a piscivore that dove into the ocean to catch its food, much like a modern seabird.1
?When did Epapatelo live?
It lived about 71 to 72 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2
?Where was Epapatelo found?
In Angola, near the coast of Namibe Province. The fossils were discovered in marine rocks at a site called Bentiaba.2
ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር
- ሳይንሳዊ ስም
- Epapatelo
- ዝሰመዮ
- Fernandes et al. 20223
- ጉጅለ
- ዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲ
- ስድራ / ክላድ
- Aponyctosauria3
- ምድባ
- Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
- ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ
- 72 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Maastrichtian)3
- ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት
- Mocuio3
- ሃገራት
- ኣንጎላ3
- መዛግብቲ ፎሲል
- 1 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database3
- ርኽበት
- Epapatelo was named in 2022 by a team of scientists led by Alexandra Fernandes. The fossils were found in the Namibe desert of Angola during the Projecto PaleoAngola expeditions.31
- ገና ዘከራኽር
- Scientists are not sure how big Epapatelo was, because only a few arm bones have been found.1
ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ
- Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola (mdpi.com)
- Epapatelo (en.wikipedia.org)
- Epapatelo in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ዕድመ፣ ቦታታት፣ ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት፣ ምድባ።
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