Aussiedraco

Igama lithetha: “Australian dragon”1

Yayitya: IintlanziIzirhubuluzi ezibhabhayoiCretaceous yokuqalaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Aussiedraco was a flying reptile that soared over the ancient seas of Australia about 105 million years ago. It had a long, toothy beak and likely snatched fish from the water. Only a piece of its lower jaw has been found, but that was enough for scientists to name it a new species.2 1

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

Yaphila

106 ukuya ku-100 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo5

iCretaceous yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Queensland, Australia2 1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-52 km/h (32 mph)

Ukubhabha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

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

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

Aussiedraco malunga ne-52 km/h (32 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Aussiedraco is only the second pterosaur ever named from Australia.3

Its name means 'Australian dragon', 'Aussie' is a nickname for Australian, and 'draco' is Latin for dragon.1

The only known fossil is a piece of the lower jaw, called a mandibular symphysis, that is 88 mm long.1

The jaw has five tooth sockets on each side, and one still held a tiny replacement tooth.1

Aussiedraco lived during the Albian age of the Early Cretaceous, about 106 to 100 million years ago.2

Its fossils were found in the Toolebuc Formation, which was once a shallow sea.2 1

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Aussiedraco — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Aussiedraco 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: Aussiedraco

?How big was Aussiedraco?

Nobody knows for sure because only a piece of its lower jaw, 88 mm long, has been found. Scientists cannot estimate its full size from just that fragment.4 1

?What did Aussiedraco eat?

Aussiedraco likely ate fish. Its long, toothy beak and the way its teeth could interlock suggest it snatched fish from the water.4

?When did Aussiedraco live?

Aussiedraco lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 105 to 100 million years ago, in the Albian age.4

?Is Aussiedraco a dinosaur?

No. Aussiedraco is a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur.4

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Aussiedraco
Inikwe igama ngu:: Kellner et al. 20115
Iqela: Izirhubuluzi ezibhabhayo
Usapho / iclade: Pteranodontoidea5
Ukuhlelwa: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea5
Ubudala bamatye: 106 ukuya ku-100 izigidi zeminyaka (Albian)5
Izakhiwo zamatye: Toolebuc5
Amazwe: i-Ostreliya5
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database5
Ukufunyanwa: The fossil was first reported in 1980 by Ralph Molnar and others, who thought it belonged to a pterosaur from England. In 2011, scientists Alexander Kellner, Taissa Rodrigues and Fabiana Costa studied it again and named it Aussiedraco molnari after Molnar.1 3
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Aussiedraco was, because only a piece of its jaw has been found.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Short note on a pteranodontoid pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from western Queensland, Australia (scielo.br)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Short note on a Pteranodontoid pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from western Queensland, Australia (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Aussiedraco (en.wikipedia.org)
Aussiedraco in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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