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Maaradactylus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “Maara's finger, from a folk tale about a river monster with long teeth that ate fishermen”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ዓሳዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲመጀመርታ ክሬታሸስብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Maaradactylus was a flying reptile with a long, tooth-filled snout and a tall crest on its head. It glided over the ancient sea in what is now Brazil, scooping up fish with its many sharp teeth. Its wings were long and thin, perfect for soaring above the water.1

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

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 120 ክሳብ 113 ሚልዮን ዓመት4

መጀመርታ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Santana do Cariri, Ceará, northeastern Brazil1 4

ስፍሓት ኣኽናፍ

6 m (20 ft)3

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 Maaradactylus 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)

Maaradactylus ኣስታት 74 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (46 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

The skull of Maaradactylus is one of the largest of any anhanguerid pterosaur, measuring 75 centimetres (30 inches) long.1

It had at least 36 pairs of teeth in its upper jaw, more than any other anhanguerid pterosaur.1

The tip of its snout was expanded and rounded, a bit like a spoon, and the front teeth pointed forward while the rest pointed downward.1

Maaradactylus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 119 to 113 million years ago.4

The small teeth at the back of its mouth were arranged in triplets, a feature unique to this animal.1

The crest on its snout was about 9.2 centimetres (3.6 inches) tall and had grooves that may have held blood vessels.1 2

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

?Was Maaradactylus a dinosaur?

No, Maaradactylus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs. It is not a dinosaur.1

?How big was Maaradactylus?

Its skull was 75 centimetres long, one of the largest of any anhanguerid pterosaur. The rest of its body is not known, but it was a large flying animal.1

?What did Maaradactylus eat?

It likely ate fish, scooping them up with its long, tooth-filled snout as it glided over the sea.1

?When did Maaradactylus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 119 to 113 million years ago, in what is now Brazil.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Maaradactylus
ዝሰመዮ: Bantim et al. 20144
ጉጅለ: ዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲ
ስድራ / ክላድ: Anhangueridae4
ምድባ: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 120 ክሳብ 113 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Aptian)4
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Romualdo4
ሃገራት: ብራዚል4
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 3 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database4
ርኽበት: The first fossil, a skull with the first two neck bones, was found in 2010 in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil. It was named Maaradactylus kellneri in 2014 by Renan Bantim and colleagues, honoring pterosaur expert Alexander Kellner.1 2
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists are not sure if the species once called Coloborhynchus spielbergi really belongs to Maaradactylus or to another genus like Anhanguera.1