Wightia

Igama lithetha: “pertaining to the Isle of Wight, where it was found, and slanting beak”1 3

Yayitya: Iziqhamo nezityaloIzirhubuluzi ezibhabhayoiCretaceous yokuqalaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Wightia was a flying reptile that lived about 127 million years ago. It had a long, pointed beak that curved downward, which helped it eat fruits. This pterosaur was one of the first tapejarids ever found in the United Kingdom.1 3

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

Yaphila

126 ukuya ku-121 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iCretaceous yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Isle of Wight, United Kingdom1 3

Ububanzi bamaphiko

1.2 m (3.9 ft)2

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-39 km/h (24 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-2.5, impumlo ukuya emsileniibinokubhabha inqumle ibala lebhola ekhatywayo lonke ngemizuzwana engama-9.7

Wightia 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)

Wightia malunga ne-39 km/h (24 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Wightia is known from only a partial upper jaw bone, called a premaxilla.1

Its beak had a unique downward curve, which is a key feature of tapejarid pterosaurs.1

Wightia lived during the Barremian age of the Early Cretaceous, about 127 million years ago.1

This pterosaur was a frugivore, meaning it ate fruits, which is rare for flying reptiles.3

Wightia is the first tapejarid pterosaur ever found in the United Kingdom.1

The fossil was found on a wave-cut platform at Yaverland on the Isle of Wight.1

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

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Wightia
Inikwe igama ngu:: Martill et al. 20203
Iqela: Izirhubuluzi ezibhabhayo
Usapho / iclade: Tapejaridae3
Ukuhlelwa: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea3
Ubudala bamatye: 126 ukuya ku-121 izigidi zeminyaka (Barremian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye: Wessex3
Amazwe: iUnited Kingdom3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: Wightia was named in 2020 by David M. Martill and colleagues. The fossil was collected by John Winch from the Wessex Formation on the Isle of Wight, UK.1 3
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure about the exact size of Wightia, because only a partial jaw bone has been found.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

First tapejarid pterosaur from the Wessex Formation (Wealden Group: Lower Cretaceous, Barremian) of the United Kingdom (sciencedirect.com)
Wightia declivirostris | Pterosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
Wightia in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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