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Epapatelo

Igama lithetha: “wing lizard”1

Yayitya: IintlanziIzirhubuluzi ezibhabhayoiCretaceous yamvaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

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

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

Yaphila

72 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Bentiaba, Namibe Province, Angola3 1

Ububanzi bamaphiko

4.8 ukuya ku-5.6 m (16 ukuya ku-18 ft)2 1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-72 km/h (45 mph)

Ukubhabha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Amaphiko ayo ayebanzi kangakanani?

amaphiko abanzi njengeebhayisikile ezingama-3 zilandelelanaibinokubhabha inqumle ibala lebhola ekhatywayo lonke ngemizuzwana engama-5.2

Epapatelo 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)

Epapatelo malunga ne-72 km/h (45 mph)

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

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

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

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Epapatelo
Inikwe igama ngu:: Fernandes et al. 20223
Iqela: Izirhubuluzi ezibhabhayo
Usapho / iclade: Aponyctosauria3
Ukuhlelwa: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Ubudala bamatye: 72 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka (Maastrichtian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye: Mocuio3
Amazwe: i-Angola3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: 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
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure how big Epapatelo was, because only a few arm bones have been found.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola (mdpi.com)
Epapatelo (en.wikipedia.org)
Epapatelo in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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