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ካርቱን ናይ Quetzalcoatlus
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Quetzalcoatlus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “named after the Aztec feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl”1
ይበልዕ ነበረ: ስጋዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Quetzalcoatlus was one of the largest flying animals that ever lived. It was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs. With a wingspan as wide as a small airplane, it could soar over the ancient landscapes of Texas.21

ደስ ዝብል ሓቂ: ፕተሮሰራት ኣብ ልዕሊ ዳይኖሰራት ይነፍሩ ነበሩ፣ ግን ባዕሎም ዳይኖሰራት ኣይነበሩን፣ ኣዝማዶም እዮም ነይሮም።
ዝነበረሉ
ቅድሚ 72 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት3
ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ
ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ
Texas, USA (Big Bend National Park, Javelina Formation)32
ንውሓት
3.5 m (11 ft)1
ስፍሓት ኣኽናፍ
11 ክሳብ 12 m (36 ክሳብ 39 ft)21
ክብደት
230 kg (507 lb)2
ቁመት
2 ክሳብ 3 m (6.6 ክሳብ 9.8 ft)1
ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ
ኣስታት 128 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (80 ማይል/ሰ)
ምንፋር: Witton & Habib 2010 (up to 80 mph)

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ
ጁራሲክ
ክሬታሸስ
ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?

Quetzalcoatlus ኣስታት 3.5 ሜ ንውሓት (11 ft)ናይ ዓበይቲ ብሽክለታ ኣስታት 1.8 ሜ (5.9 ft)መኪና ኣስታት 4.5 ሜ (15 ft)ሓርማዝ፣ ሎሚ ኣብ ምድሪ ዝዓበየ እንስሳ ኣስታት 6.5 ሜ (21 ft)

ቁመቱ ክንደይ ነይሩ?

ከልቢኣስታት 0.5 ሜ (1.6 ft)ፈረስኣስታት 1.6 ሜ (5.2 ft)Quetzalcoatlusኣስታት 3 ሜ ቁመት (9.8 ft)ሓርማዝኣስታት 3.2 ሜ (10 ft)

ክንደይ ከቢድ ነይሩ?

ከም 12 ኣኽላባት ዝኸብድ
ከም 4 ኣኽላባት ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ዝነውሕከም 19 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕከም 46 ሓብሓብ ዝኸብድከም 12 ቆልዑ መዋእለ ህጻናት ዝኸብድከም 7 ተመሃሮ ዝኸብድምሉእ ሜዳ ኩዕሶ እግሪ ኣብ 3 ካልኢት ክነፍሮ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Quetzalcoatlus ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

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

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

1

Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of about 11 to 12 metres (36 to 39 feet), which is as wide as a small plane.2

2

It weighed only about 230 kilograms (500 pounds), which is light for its huge size, thanks to hollow bones.2

3

Quetzalcoatlus could walk on all fours using its wings as front legs, like a bat.2

4

It lived about 68 to 66 million years ago, right at the end of the age of dinosaurs.1

5

The first fossil was a single wing bone found by a student named Douglas Lawson in 1971.2

6

Quetzalcoatlus probably launched into flight by pushing off the ground with its strong front legs, not by jumping with its back legs.1

7

There might be two species: the giant Q. northropi and a smaller one called Q. lawsoni, which had a wingspan of about 5.5 metres (18 feet).21

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

?Was Quetzalcoatlus a dinosaur?

No, Quetzalcoatlus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but was not a dinosaur.2

?How big was Quetzalcoatlus?

It had a wingspan of about 10 to 11 metres (33 to 36 feet), which is as wide as a small airplane. It weighed around 230 kilograms (500 pounds).12

?What did Quetzalcoatlus eat?

It most likely hunted small prey on the ground, like storks and ground hornbills do. Some scientists think it also ate small aquatic animals.1

?Could Quetzalcoatlus fly?

Yes, it could fly. It probably launched into the air by pushing off the ground with its strong front legs, using a four-legged takeoff.1

?When did Quetzalcoatlus live?

It lived about 68 to 66 million years ago, at the very end of the Cretaceous period, just before the big extinction that killed the dinosaurs.12

?Where was Quetzalcoatlus found?

Its fossils were discovered in Big Bend National Park in Texas, USA, in rocks of the Javelina Formation.12

?Was Quetzalcoatlus bigger than T. rex?

Quetzalcoatlus had a much bigger wingspan than T. rex was tall, but T. rex was heavier. Quetzalcoatlus was not a dinosaur, so they are hard to compare directly.1

?Did Quetzalcoatlus have feathers?

No, it did not have feathers. It was covered in hair-like filaments called pycnofibres, which are different from feathers.1

?How did Quetzalcoatlus walk?

It walked on all fours, using its wings as front legs, similar to a bat. It could also walk with a pacing gait.12

?Is Quetzalcoatlus the biggest flying animal ever?

It is one of the largest flying animals ever, with a wingspan of about 10 to 11 metres. Some other pterosaurs like Hatzegopteryx were similar in size.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Many people think Quetzalcoatlus was a dinosaur.

ሓቂ: Quetzalcoatlus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs are a different group of animals.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም
Quetzalcoatlus
ዝሰመዮ
Lawson 19753
ጉጅለ
ዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲ
ስድራ / ክላድ
Azhdarchidae3
ምድባ
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae3
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ
72 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Maastrichtian)3
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት
Javelina, Black Peaks3
ሃገራት
ኣመሪካ3
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል
8 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database3
ርኽበት
In 1971, geology student Douglas Lawson found a huge wing bone in Big Bend National Park, Texas. He named it Quetzalcoatlus northropi in 1975.21
ገና ዘከራኽር
Scientists are not sure whether the smaller Quetzalcoatlus fossils are a separate species (Q. lawsoni) or just young individuals of the giant species.21

ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ

  1. Quetzalcoatlus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Pterosaurs - Big Bend National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
  3. Quetzalcoatlus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ዕድመ፣ ቦታታት፣ ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት፣ ምድባ።

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