Dawndraco

Igama lithetha: “dawn dragon of the Kanza tribe”1 2

Yayitya: IintlanziIzirhubuluzi ezibhabhayoiCretaceous yamvaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Dawndraco was a flying reptile with a very long, straight beak that did not taper like other pteranodonts. It soared over the ancient sea that covered Kansas about 86 million years ago, scooping up fish.1 2

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

Yaphila

90 ukuya ku-84 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Utica, Kansas, USA3 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)

Dawndraco 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

Dawndraco is known from only one partial skeleton, including an almost complete skull and lower jaws.1 2

Its snout did not taper like in other pteranodonts; the upper and lower edges ran almost parallel.1 2

The name Dawndraco combines the Iroquois dawn goddess with the Latin word for dragon.1 2

The species name kanzai honors the Kanza (Kaw) tribe, after which Kansas is named.1 2

Dawndraco lived about 86 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1 2

The fossil was found in the Smoky Hill Chalk Member of the Niobrara Formation, which was once the floor of a shallow sea.1 2

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ubuzile

Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Dawndraco

?Is Dawndraco a dinosaur?

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

?How big was Dawndraco?

The exact size is not known from the sources, but it was a pteranodontid pterosaur with a wingspan likely similar to other pteranodonts, around 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet).1

?What did Dawndraco eat?

Dawndraco ate fish, which it scooped up while soaring over the ancient sea.1

?Why is Dawndraco controversial?

Some scientists think Dawndraco is not a separate genus but just a young male Pteranodon sternbergi, so its status is debated.1

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Dawndraco is definitely a separate genus from Pteranodon.

Inyaniso: Many scientists think Dawndraco is actually a young male of Pteranodon sternbergi (also called Geosternbergia), not a distinct genus.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Dawndraco
Inikwe igama ngu:: Kellner 20103
Iqela: Izirhubuluzi ezibhabhayo
Usapho / iclade: Pteranodontidae3
Ukuhlelwa: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Pteranodontidae3
Ubudala bamatye: 90 ukuya ku-84 izigidi zeminyaka (Coniacian / Santonian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye: Niobrara3
Amazwe: iUSA3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: The only known Dawndraco fossil was found in 1974 by Richard C. Fox and Allen Lindoe in Utica, Kansas. It was named by Alexander W.A. Kellner in 2010.1 2
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists still debate whether Dawndraco is a valid genus or just a young Pteranodon sternbergi.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Dawndraco (en.wikipedia.org)
Brasil - Comments on the Pteranodontidae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) with the description of two new species Comments on the Pteranodontidae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) with the description of two new species (scielo.br)
Dawndraco in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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