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Nyctosaurus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “night lizard”1
ይበልዕ ነበረ: ዓሳዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲመጀመርታ ክሬታሸስ ክሳብ ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Nyctosaurus was a flying reptile that lived over a shallow sea. It had huge wings like an albatross and a giant antler-like crest on its head. It spent almost all its time in the air, rarely landing.1

ደስ ዝብል ሓቂ: ፕተሮሰራት ኣብ ልዕሊ ዳይኖሰራት ይነፍሩ ነበሩ፣ ግን ባዕሎም ዳይኖሰራት ኣይነበሩን፣ ኣዝማዶም እዮም ነይሮም።
ዝነበረሉ
ቅድሚ 110 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት4
መጀመርታ ክሬታሸስ ክሳብ ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ
ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ
Kansas, USA, and possibly Brazil and Mexico14
ንውሓት
0.376 m (1.2 ft)1
ስፍሓት ኣኽናፍ
2 ክሳብ 2.9 m (6.6 ክሳብ 9.5 ft)1
ክብደት
1.86 kg ክሳብ 4.01 kg (4 ክሳብ 9 lb)12
ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ
ኣስታት 55 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (34 ማይል/ሰ)
ምንፋር, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ
ጁራሲክ
ክሬታሸስ
ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?

Nyctosaurus ኣስታት 0.376 ሜ ንውሓት (1.2 ft)ድሙ ገዛ ኣስታት 0.5 ሜ (1.6 ft)ከልቢ ኣስታት 1 ሜ (3.3 ft)ናይ ዓበይቲ ብሽክለታ ኣስታት 1.8 ሜ (5.9 ft)

ክንደይ ከቢድ ነይሩ?

ከም 1 ኣናሙ ገዛ ዝኸብድ
ዳርጋ ከም ድሙ ገዛ ዝኸብድከም 33 ባናና ዝኸብድከም 12 ናይ ጸወታ ጡባት ብመስርዕ ዝነውሕምሉእ ሜዳ ኩዕሶ እግሪ ኣብ 6.9 ካልኢት ክነፍሮ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Nyctosaurus ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ቀሊል ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዝዕቀብ ወይ ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ዝለኣኽ የለን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

1

Nyctosaurus had no claws on its wings, so it could not climb trees or cliffs. It probably spent almost its whole life flying.1

2

Some Nyctosaurus had a huge antler-like crest on its head, bigger than its skull.1

3

Nyctosaurus was a close relative of Pteranodon, but much smaller. Its wingspan was only about 2 to 3 meters (6.6 to 9.8 feet).1

4

It lived about 85 to 84.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous. That is a short time compared to its relative Pteranodon.1

5

Nyctosaurus fossils are found in rocks that were once the bottom of a shallow sea called the Western Interior Seaway.1

6

Scientists think Nyctosaurus flew like a modern albatross, soaring long distances without flapping much.1

7

The first Nyctosaurus fossil was named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1876. He first thought it was a species of Pteranodon.1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Nyctosaurus
ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Nyctosaurus 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 Nyctosaurus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?What did Nyctosaurus eat?

It ate fish. Nyctosaurus was a piscivore (fish-eater) that soared over the sea and caught fish with its long, pointed beak.13

?How big was Nyctosaurus?

Nyctosaurus was a mid-sized pterosaur with a wingspan of about 2 to 3 metres (6.6 to 9.8 feet). Its body was about 38 centimetres (1.2 feet) long and it weighed around 1.9 kilograms (4.1 pounds).1

?Did Nyctosaurus have teeth?

No, Nyctosaurus had no teeth. Its jaws were long, pointed and beak-like, perfect for catching fish.3

?Why did Nyctosaurus have a crest?

Scientists think the huge antler-like crest was used for display, like a peacock's tail, to attract mates or show off. It was not used for flying.1

?Could Nyctosaurus walk on land?

It probably could not walk well. Nyctosaurus had no claws on its wings and its hand bones were very reduced, so it likely spent almost its whole life flying and rarely landed.13

?Is Nyctosaurus a dinosaur?

No, Nyctosaurus is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur itself.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Nyctosaurus is a dinosaur.

ሓቂ: Nyctosaurus is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም
Nyctosaurus
ዝሰመዮ
(Marsh 1876)4
ጉጅለ
ዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲ
ስድራ / ክላድ
Pterodactyloidea4
ምድባ
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ
110 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Albian / Maastrichtian)4
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት
Niobrara, Tlayúa, Gramame4
ሃገራት
ኣመሪካ, ሜክሲኮ, ብራዚል4
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል
10 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database4
ብኻልእ ስም
Nyctodactylus (ዝኣረጉ ኣስማት ሕጂ ከም ሓደ እንስሳ ይቑጸሩ)4
ርኽበት
The first Nyctosaurus fossils were found in Kansas, USA, and described by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1876. He originally called it Pteranodon gracilis, but later gave it its own name Nyctosaurus.1
ገና ዘከራኽር
Scientists are not sure how many species of Nyctosaurus really existed. Some species may actually belong to other pterosaur groups.1

ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ

  1. Nyctosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Nyctosaurus - Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org)
  3. Nyctosaurus — Pteros (pteros.com)
  4. Nyctosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ዕድመ፣ ቦታታት፣ ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት፣ ምድባ።

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