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Epapatelo

Leina le raya: “wing lizard”1

E jele: DitlhapiDigagabi tse di fofangBofelo jwa CretaceousKa saense, ga se dinosoro

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

Ntlha e e monate: dipterosoro di ne di fofa fa godimo ga dinosoro, mme e ne e le bontsala ba tsona, e seng dinosoro.

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 72 go ya go 66 tse di fetileng3

Bofelo jwa Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Bentiaba, Namibe Province, Angola3 1

Bophara jwa diphuka

4.8 go ya go 5.6 m (16 go ya go 18 ft)2 1

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 72 km/h (45 mph)

Go fofa, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 252 tse di fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le kgolo go le kae?

Diphuka tsa yona di ne di namegile go le kae?

diphuka di le bophara jaaka dibaesekele di le 3 di latelanae ne e ka fofa go kgabaganya lebala lotlhe la kgwele ya dinao mo metsotswaneng e le 5.2

Epapatelo e ne e le kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sebatling sa gago. Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E ne e le bonako go le kae?

Motho yo o tsamayang e ka nna 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana mo baesekeleng e ka nna 12 km/h (7 mph)

Pitse e e sianang ka bonako e ka nna 65 km/h (40 mph)

Epapatelo e ka nna 72 km/h (45 mph)

Lengau e ka nna 100 km/h (62 mph)

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di monate

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

Setshwantsho sa Epapatelo se se dirilweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Epapatelo e ka tswang e ne e lebega ka gone, se dirilwe ke khomputara go ya ka se borasaense ba se itseng. Ke kakanyo fela: phologolo ya nnete e ka tswa e ne e lebega ka tsela e sele, mme ga go ope yo o itseng mebala ya yona ya nnete.

o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Epapatelo

?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

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Epapatelo
Leina le neilwe ke: Fernandes et al. 20223
Setlhopha: Digagabi tse di fofang
Lelapa / clade: Aponyctosauria3
Thulaganyo: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 72 go ya go 66 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Maastrichtian)3
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Mocuio3
Dinaga: Angola3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database3
Go fitlhelwa: 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.3 1
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are not sure how big Epapatelo was, because only a few arm bones have been found.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola (mdpi.com)
Epapatelo (en.wikipedia.org)
Epapatelo in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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