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Brachypterygius

Naam beteken: “short wing or paddle”1
Het geëet: VleisIgtiosourusseLaat Jura tot Vroeë KrytTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Brachypterygius was a fast-swimming marine reptile that lived in the Late Jurassic seas. It looked a bit like a dolphin but was a reptile, not a fish or a dinosaur. Its short, wide front flippers helped it steer through the water.1

Prettige feit: hierdie seereptiel het geswem terwyl dinosourusse op land geloop het. Almal noem hulle dino's, maar hulle was 'n ander tak van die reptiele.
Het geleef
155 tot 143 miljoen jaar gelede3
Laat Jura tot Vroeë Kryt
Fossiele gevind in
England, Russia, and Norway3
Lengte
tot 4 m (13 ft)1
Topspoed
omtrent 48 km/h (30 mph)
Swem, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Brachypterygius omtrent 4 m lank (13 ft)'n Grootmensfiets omtrent 1,8 m (5,9 ft)'n Motor omtrent 4,5 m (15 ft)'n Olifant, die grootste landdier vandag omtrent 6,5 m (21 ft)
so lank soos 4 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 22 piesangs punt aan puntkon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 3,8 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Brachypterygius vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

cool goed

Prettige feite

1

Brachypterygius had a short, wide front flipper with up to six fingers, and some fingers had as many as 16 bones.1

2

Its skull was between 0.5 and 1.2 metres long, about the size of a big dog's head.1

3

The first fossil of Brachypterygius was just a single right front flipper, found in England.1

4

Brachypterygius lived during the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian ages, about 154 to 143 million years ago.3

5

It is closely related to other ichthyosaurs like Platypterygius and Caypullisaurus.1

6

Scientists once thought Brachypterygius was the same as another ichthyosaur called Grendelius, but now many think they are different.1

Deur KI gemaakKI-prent van Brachypterygius
'n KI-prent van hoe Brachypterygius dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.
julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Brachypterygius

?How big was Brachypterygius?

Brachypterygius was a medium sized ichthyosaur, with a body length up to 4 metres (13 ft) and a skull length of 0.5 to 1.2 metres (1.6 to 3.9 ft).1

?Was Brachypterygius a dinosaur?

No, Brachypterygius was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea. It was not a dinosaur, even though it lived at the same time as dinosaurs.1

?What did Brachypterygius eat?

Scientists think Brachypterygius hunted in sunlit waters for slower prey like fish that swam in shoals. Its teeth were larger and more robust than those of some other ichthyosaurs.2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Brachypterygius
Benoem deur
Huene 19223
Groep
Igtiosourusse
Familie / klade
Ophthalmosauridae3
Klassifikasie
Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
Ouderdom van die rotse
155 tot 143 miljoen jaar (Kimmeridgian / Tithonian)3
Rotsformasies
Kimmeridge Clay, Agardhfjellet3
Lande
Verenigde Koninkryk, Rusland, Noorweë3
Fossielrekords
6 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ook bekend as
Ochevia, Otschevia (ouer name tel nou as dieselfde dier)3
Ontdekking
The first fossil, a right front flipper, was described as Ichthyosaurus extremus by Boulenger in 1904. In 1922, Friedrich von Huene gave it the new name Brachypterygius because of its short, wide flipper.1
Steeds omstrede
Scientists still debate whether the species Grendelius mordax is the same as Brachypterygius extremus or a separate animal.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Brachypterygius (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Brachypterygius (prehistoric-wildlife.com)
  3. Brachypterygius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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