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Are you interested in dinosaurs?
Then here we have all the information on Siroccopteryx. The species name of Siroccopteryx is Siroccopteryx moroccensis.
These dinosaurs were a species of large pterosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period. The only fossil of these pterosaurs that were found was a part of their jaw.
The phonetic pronunciation of 'Siroccopteryx' is 'Ser-occ-op-trix'.
Siroccopteryx was a species of anhanguerid pterosaur that belonged to the genus of Siroccopteryx and the family of Anhangueridae.
Siroccopteryx roamed the Earth during the Albian-Cenomanian age in the late Cretaceous period.
It's not known when exactly Siroccopteryx became extinct.
The Siroccopteryx fossil found by paleontologists has been discovered near Ksar es Souk. Hence, this Pterosaur possibly lived in Morocco, North Africa.
These Pterosaur species were terrestrial dinosaurs, so they lived on land.
It's not known if Siroccopteryx lived solitary lives or in groups.
The exact lifespan of this Pterosaur is not known.
Siroccopteryx we're oviparous in nature, so they used to lay eggs.
Siroccopteryx were flying reptiles that had bat-like wings. They had a non-compressed snout and front teeth. They also had a narrow and long muzzle and an elongated large terminal part.
Paleontologists have been able to find the partial Siroccopteryx fossil, including parts of their jaw with some teeth.
It's not known how Siroccopteryx communicated with each other.
The average wingspan of a Siroccopteryx was 13-16.4 ft (4-5 m). Their wingspan was slightly shorter than Santanadactylus, whose wingspan was about 19 ft or 5.8 m.
It's not known at what speed these pterosaurs could move.
Siroccopteryx weighed about 37.5 lb (17 kg) on average.
Males and females of the species had no specific names.
A baby Siroccopteryx was called juvenile.
It's not known if Siroccopteryx were aggressive in nature or not.
The holotype fossil of the Siroccopteryx that was made was made up of a jaw with teeth. Descriptions upon research suggested, the Pterosaur probably had some disease was caused by dental abscesses.
Upon analysis, they were included in the Ornithocheiridae family in 2019. It was later declared that they were more closely related to the genus Tropeognathus and genus Ornithocheirus.
Siroccopteryx were piscivore in nature, and fed only on the marine animal.
*We've been unable to source an image of Siroccopteryx and have used an image of Nanyangosaurus instead. If you are able to provide us with a royalty-free image of Siroccopteryx, we would be happy to credit you. Please contact us at [email protected].
*We've been unable to source an image of Siroccopteryx and have used an image of Nanyangosaurus instead. If you are able to provide us with a royalty-free image of Siroccopteryx, we would be happy to credit you. Please contact us at [email protected].
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At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents.
We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong.
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