Tacuadactylus

Igama lithetha: “Tacuadactylus means 'Tacuarembó finger', named after the place where it was found and the Greek word for finger.”1

Yayitya: IintlanziIzirhubuluzi ezibhabhayoiJurassic yamva ukuya ku-iCretaceous yokuqalaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Tacuadactylus was a flying reptile that lived about 150 million years ago. It had a long snout with many small teeth, perfect for scooping up fish. It was one of the first pterosaurs ever found in Uruguay!1

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

Yaphila

155 ukuya ku-143 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iJurassic yamva ukuya ku-iCretaceous yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Fossils were found in the Tacuarembó Formation in Uruguay, near Batoví and Bidegain.1 2

Ububanzi bamaphiko

2.3 m (7.5 ft)3

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-50 km/h (31 mph)

Ukubhabha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Amaphiko ayo ayebanzi kangakanani?

inde njengeekati zasekhaya ezingama-5, impumlo ukuya emsileniibinokubhabha inqumle ibala lebhola ekhatywayo lonke ngemizuzwana engama-7.6

Tacuadactylus 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)

Tacuadactylus malunga ne-50 km/h (31 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Tacuadactylus was first mistaken for a sawfish! In 2016, scientists thought the snout belonged to an ancient fish, but a CAT scan showed it was actually a pterosaur.1

Its teeth were not straight up and down. They pointed forward and to the sides, which is unusual.2

Tacuadactylus had about 1.58 to 2 teeth per centimeter of jaw, making it a very toothy creature.2

It was the oldest known ctenochasmatid pterosaur from South America when it was named in 2021.1

The name 'luciae' honors the daughter of one of the scientists who described it.1

Tacuadactylus lived during the Late Jurassic, about 152 to 145 million years ago.1

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

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Some people might think Tacuadactylus was a dinosaur because it lived long ago and had wings.

Inyaniso: Tacuadactylus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, not a dinosaur. Pterosaurs are a separate group of reptiles.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Tacuadactylus
Inikwe igama ngu:: Soto and Montenegro 20214
Iqela: Izirhubuluzi ezibhabhayo
Usapho / iclade: Ctenochasmatidae4
Ukuhlelwa: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
Ubudala bamatye: 155 ukuya ku-143 izigidi zeminyaka (Kimmeridgian / Tithonian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Tacuarembó4
Amazwe: iUruguay4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 2 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: The first fossil, a snout, was found near Batoví in Uruguay and was initially reported as a sawfish in 2016. In 2021, scientists named it Tacuadactylus luciae after studying it more closely.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still debating exactly how Tacuadactylus used its spoon-shaped snout and many teeth to feed.2

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Tacuadactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Tacuadactylus luciae | Pterosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
Tacuadactylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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