Santanadactylus
Santanadactylus was a huge flying reptile that soared over ancient Brazil. It had a long neck and wings that could stretch as wide as a small airplane. It likely glided over the sea, snatching fish with its beak.13
Yaphila nini?
Yayinkulu kangakanani?
Amaphiko ayo ayebanzi kangakanani?
amaphiko abanzi njengeebhayisikile ezingama-3 zilandelelana⚽ibinokubhabha inqumle ibala lebhola ekhatywayo lonke ngemizuzwana engama-5.1Santanadactylus wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?
Yimathematika nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwe naphi na.
Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?
Iinyani ezimnandi
Santanadactylus was named in 1980 by Dutch paleontologist Paul de Buisonjé.1
The name Santanadactylus means 'Santana Formation finger', referring to the rock layer where it was found.1
Four species were once placed in this genus, but scientists now think most belong to other pterosaur groups.1
The type species is Santanadactylus brasilensis, named after Brazil.1
Some scientists think Santanadactylus may have been a glider, using its long wings to soar without flapping much.1
The fossils of Santanadactylus were found in chalk nodules that were bought from collectors.1
Many of the Santanadactylus species are now considered doubtful because the fossils are too incomplete.1

Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Santanadactylus
?How big was Santanadactylus?
It was a large pterosaur with a wingspan estimated between 2.9 and 5.7 metres (9.5 to 18.7 ft), and some scientists think Santanadactylus brasilensis reached 6 metres (20 ft).12
?What did Santanadactylus eat?
It was a piscivore, meaning it ate fish. It likely glided over the sea and snatched fish with its beak.3
Inyaniso ngeentsomi
Intsomi: Santanadactylus was a dinosaur.
Inyaniso: Santanadactylus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1
Kwiingcali zeedayinaso
- Igama lenzululwazi
- Santanadactylus
- Inikwe igama ngu:
- Buisonjé 19803
- Iqela
- Izirhubuluzi ezibhabhayo
- Usapho / iclade
- Pteranodontidae3
- Ukuhlelwa
- Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea > Pteranodontidae3
- Ubudala bamatye
- 120 ukuya ku-113 izigidi zeminyaka (Aptian)3
- Izakhiwo zamatye
- Romualdo3
- Amazwe
- iBrazil3
- Iirekhodi zeefosili
- 2 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
- Ukufunyanwa
- Santanadactylus was named by Dutch paleontologist Paul de Buisonjé in 1980, based on a partial wing bone and shoulder blade found in Brazil.1
- Kusaxoxwa ngayo
- Scientists are not sure which species really belong to Santanadactylus, because the fossils are so fragmentary.1
Apho iinyani zivela khona
- Santanadactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Natuurtijdschriften: Santanadactylus brasilensis (natuurtijdschriften.nl)
- Santanadactylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.
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