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Alanqa

Igama lithetha: “from the Arabic word al-'Anqā', a mythical bird like a phoenix”1

Yayitya: IintlanziIzirhubuluzi ezibhabhayoiCretaceous yamvaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Alanqa was a giant flying reptile that soared over ancient rivers in what is now Morocco. It had a long, straight, pointed beak with no teeth, perfect for scooping up fish and other small animals.2

Inyani emnandi: iipterosauri zazibhabha phezu kweedayinaso, kodwa zazingabazala bazo, hayi iidayinaso ngokwazo.

Yaphila

100 ukuya ku-94 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Kem Kem Group, southeastern Morocco1 2

Ububanzi bamaphiko

3 ukuya ku-6 m (9.8 ukuya ku-20 ft)2 1

Ubunzima

16 kg ukuya ku-37 kg (35 ukuya ku-82 lb)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-74 km/h (46 mph)

Ukubhabha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Amaphiko ayo ayebanzi kangakanani?

Yayinzima kangakanani?

inzima njengeekati zasekhaya ezingama-9

amaphiko abanzi njengeebhayisikile ezingama-3 zilandelelanainzima njengamavatala angama-7ibinokubhabha inqumle ibala lebhola ekhatywayo lonke ngemizuzwana engama-5.1

Alanqa wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

Yimathematika nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwe naphi na.

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3 mph)

Umntwana ekhwele ibhayisikile malunga ne-12 km/h (7 mph)

Ihashe elibaleka ngamandla malunga ne-65 km/h (40 mph)

Alanqa malunga ne-74 km/h (46 mph)

Ingwenkala malunga ne-100 km/h (62 mph)

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Alanqa is known from only five jaw fragments and possibly one neck vertebra, so scientists have not found a full skeleton yet.1

Its beak was straight and pointed, like a spear, and it had a raised bump on the top of its lower jaw near the back.2

The largest Alanqa individuals may have had a wingspan as wide as a small airplane, about 6 meters (20 feet).2 1

Alanqa lived alongside huge meat-eating dinosaurs like Spinosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus, which might have hunted it.1

The Kem Kem Beds where Alanqa was found were once a freshwater delta, full of rivers and swamps.1

Two of the jaw fragments were first described in 1999 but were not named until 2010, when scientists realized they belonged to a new species.1

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Alanqa — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Alanqa esenokuba wayekhangeleka ngayo, wenziwe yikhompyutha ngokwento eyaziwa zizazinzulu. Kukuqikelela nje: esona silwanyana sinokuba sasikhangeleka ngenye indlela, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo imibala yaso yokwenyani.

ubuzile

Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Alanqa

?How big was Alanqa?

Most Alanqa individuals had a wingspan of about 4 meters (13 feet), but a larger neck vertebra suggests some reached 6 meters (20 feet). An individual of that size would have weighed 16 to 37 kilograms (35 to 82 pounds).1

?What did Alanqa eat?

Alanqa probably ate small animals like crustaceans, mollusks, amphibians, small reptiles, and even small or juvenile dinosaurs. Grooves in its jaw suggest it also crushed hard foods like mollusks and seeds.1

?Is Alanqa a dinosaur?

No, Alanqa is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is not a dinosaur.1

?Where was Alanqa found?

Alanqa was found in the Kem Kem Group of southeastern Morocco, in a place called Aferdou N'Chaft near the village of Begaa.1

?When did Alanqa live?

Alanqa lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Cenomanian stage, about 100 to 93 million years ago.1

?Did Alanqa have teeth?

No, Alanqa had no teeth. Its jaws were straight and pointed, like a spear, perfect for scooping up food.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Alanqa
Inikwe igama ngu:: Ibrahim et al. 20104
Iqela: Izirhubuluzi ezibhabhayo
Usapho / iclade: Azhdarchidae4
Ukuhlelwa: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Azhdarchidae4
Ubudala bamatye: 100 ukuya ku-94 izigidi zeminyaka (Cenomanian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Ifezouane4
Amazwe: iMorocco4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 4 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: Alanqa was named in 2010 by Ibrahim and colleagues based on a nearly complete lower jaw found at Aferdou N'Chaft, Morocco, in 2008.2 1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure if the large neck vertebra really belongs to Alanqa or to a different, even bigger pterosaur.2 1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Alanqa (en.wikipedia.org)
A New Pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco - PMC (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Alanqa in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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