Eotephradactylus

Igama lithetha: “ash-winged dawn goddess”1

Yayitya: IintlanziIzirhubuluzi ezibhabhayoiTriassic yamvaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Eotephradactylus was a seagull-sized flying reptile that lived about 209 million years ago in what is now Arizona, USA. It had a long jaw full of teeth and probably ate fish with tough, armor-like scales.1 2

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

Yaphila

227 ukuya ku-206 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iTriassic yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA4 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)

Eotephradactylus 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

Eotephradactylus is one of the oldest pterosaurs ever found in North America.2

Its jawbone was discovered inside a block of rock that was being prepared in a lab, not in the field.1

The tips of its teeth were worn down, which suggests it chewed on hard fish scales or shells.1

It lived in a hot, drying part of the supercontinent Pangaea, near the equator.1

The same bonebed where Eotephradactylus was found also contained one of the world's oldest turtle fossils.2

Its name comes from Greek words meaning 'dawn', 'ash', and 'wing', because it was found in volcanic ash.1

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

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Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Eotephradactylus

?How big was Eotephradactylus?

About the size of a small seagull. Its jaw was about 4.3 cm long, and its wingspan was probably around 1 m.3

?What did Eotephradactylus eat?

It probably ate hard-shelled invertebrates or fish with tough, armor-like scales. The tips of its teeth were worn down from chewing.3 1

?Is Eotephradactylus a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs. It is not a dinosaur.3

?When did Eotephradactylus live?

It lived about 209 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period. That is around 7 million years before the end-Triassic extinction.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Eotephradactylus
Inikwe igama ngu:: Kligman et al. 20254
Iqela: Izirhubuluzi ezibhabhayo
Usapho / iclade: Pterosauria4
Ukuhlelwa: Pterosauria4
Ubudala bamatye: 227 ukuya ku-206 izigidi zeminyaka (Norian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Chinle4
Amazwe: iUSA4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: Eotephradactylus was named by Ben Kligman and colleagues in 2025. The specimen was discovered by Suzanne McIntire while she was preparing a rock block in the lab at Petrified Forest National Park.1 2
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Eotephradactylus was, because only its jawbone has been found so far.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Unusual bone bed reveals a vertebrate community with pterosaurs and turtles in equatorial Pangaea before the end-Triassic extinction - PMC (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
si.edu (si.edu)
Eotephradactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
Eotephradactylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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