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Thapunngaka

ትርጉም ስሙ: “The name comes from the Australian Aboriginal word 'thapunng' meaning 'spear' and 'aka' meaning 'mouth', so it means 'spear mouth'.”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ዓሳዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲመጀመርታ ክሬታሸስብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Thapunngaka was a huge flying reptile that soared over the seas of ancient Australia. It had a long, pointed beak with a big crest on its chin, perfect for scooping up fish. It was one of the biggest flying animals of its time!1

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

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 113 ክሳብ 100 ሚልዮን ዓመት4

መጀመርታ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Queensland, Australia1

ስፍሓት ኣኽናፍ

5.83 ክሳብ 9.47 m (19 ክሳብ 31 ft)2 1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 88 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (55 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 መካይን ብመስርዕ ዝሰፍሑ ኣኽናፍምሉእ ሜዳ ኩዕሶ እግሪ ኣብ 4.3 ካልኢት ክነፍሮ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Thapunngaka 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)

Thapunngaka ኣስታት 88 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (55 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Thapunngaka is the largest pterosaur ever found in Australia, based on the size of its jaw bone.1

It had the biggest chin crest of any pterosaur in its family, which might have been used for show or steering.1

Its name means 'spear mouth' in the language of the local Aboriginal people, because its jaws were shaped like a spear.1

Thapunngaka lived about 106 million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period, when Australia was part of the supercontinent Gondwana.4

Scientists think Thapunngaka was a fast flyer, using its long wings to glide over the ocean and snatch fish with its beak.4

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

?How big was Thapunngaka?

Its wingspan was probably about 6 to 7 metres (20 to 23 feet), though estimates range from 5.83 to 9.47 metres (19.1 to 31.1 feet).2 3

?What did Thapunngaka eat?

It ate fish. Its long, spear-like jaws were perfect for scooping up large predatory fish from the ancient Eromanga Sea.3

?Is Thapunngaka a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of dinosaurs. Pterosaurs were the first back-boned animals to fly.3

?When did Thapunngaka live?

It lived about 106 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous Period (Upper Albian stage).2 1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Some people think Thapunngaka was a dinosaur.

ሓቂ: It was actually a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is a close cousin of dinosaurs, but not a dinosaur itself.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Thapunngaka
ዝሰመዮ: Richards et al. 20214
ጉጅለ: ዝነፍሩ ተሳሓብቲ
ስድራ / ክላድ: Anhangueridae4
ምድባ: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 113 ክሳብ 100 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Albian)4
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Toolebuc4
ሃገራት: ኣውስትራልያ4
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 2 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database4
ርኽበት: Thapunngaka was named in 2021 by Timothy Richards and colleagues from a fossil jaw found near Richmond, Queensland, Australia. The fossil was discovered in the Toolebuc Formation, which is famous for ancient marine life.1
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists are still debating how big Thapunngaka really was, because only its lower jaw has been found so far. They use the jaw size to estimate its total size, but the exact numbers are not known.1