Dinokaart nr. 0467 van 2 027

Cyamodus

Naam beteken: “bean-shaped tooth”1

Het geëet: VleisSeereptieleMiddel-Trias tot Laat TriasTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Cyamodus was a turtle-like marine reptile that lived in the Triassic seas. It had a hard shell made of bony plates and used its blunt teeth to crush shellfish. It was not a dinosaur, but a type of placodont.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

247 tot 227 miljoen jaar gelede3

Middel-Trias tot Laat Trias

Fossiele gevind in

Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Poland, Hungary, and China2 1

Lengte

0,9 tot 1,5 m (3 tot 4,9 ft)1

Gewig

5 kg tot 25 kg (11 tot 55 lb)1

Topspoed

omtrent 9 km/h (6 mph)

Swem, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 6 huiskatte

so lank soos 3 huiskatte van neus tot stertso lank soos 8 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 5 waatlemoenekon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 20 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Cyamodus vergeleke met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig was dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

Cyamodus omtrent 9 km/h (6 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Cyamodus had a two-part shell: a big plate covered its body from neck to hips, and a smaller plate covered its hips and tail base.1

Its shell was made of many hexagonal or circular bony plates that made it heavy, helping it sink and stay underwater to find food.1

Fossils of two baby Cyamodus were found inside the stomach of a Lariosaurus, a large marine reptile that ate them.1

Cyamodus lived about 245 to 235 million years ago, during the Middle and Late Triassic.1

Its skull was heart-shaped and broad, and its limbs were short so it probably only came on land to rest.1

The first Cyamodus fossils were found in Germany and were originally thought to be from fish.1

KI-prent van Cyamodus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Cyamodus 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 Cyamodus

?How big was Cyamodus?

Most Cyamodus species were about 1.3 to 1.5 metres (4.3 to 4.9 feet) long and weighed 20 to 25 kilograms (44 to 55 pounds). The smallest species, C. rostratus, was about 0.9 metres (3.0 feet) long and weighed 5 kilograms (11 pounds).1

?What did Cyamodus eat?

Cyamodus ate shellfish, which it crushed with its blunt teeth. It lived near the sea floor, vacuuming up various shellfish and crushing them between its teeth.1

?Was Cyamodus a dinosaur?

No, Cyamodus was not a dinosaur. It was a type of placodont, a marine reptile related to turtles, and it lived during the Triassic period.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Cyamodus was an ancient turtle.

Waarheid: It was not a turtle, but a placodont, a different group of marine reptiles that lived at the same time.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Cyamodus
Benoem deur: von Meyer 18633
Groep: Seereptiele
Familie / klade: Cyamodontidae3
Klassifikasie: Placodontia > Sauropterygia3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 247 tot 227 miljoen jaar ()3
Rotsformasies: Besano, Meissner, Templomhegy Dolomite3
Lande: Duitsland, Frankryk, Slowenië, Switserland, Pole, Hongarye3
Fossielrekords: 18 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: The genus Cyamodus was named by German scientist Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer in 1863, based on fossils from Germany.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists debate whether Cyamodus ate only shellfish or also grazed on algae.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Cyamodus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Cyamodus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

Elke feit op hierdie bladsy het 'n nommer wat na sy bron wys. As ons iets verkeerd het, jammer, ons is dino-aanhangers, nie 'n wetenskapjoernaal nie. Laat weet ons by [email protected] en ons maak dit reg.

Rex is honger! Dino Wiki is 'n pa se projek vir sy seun wat mal is oor dino's, gratis met geen advertensies en geen spoorsnyers nie. Grootmense kan vir Rex 'n peuselhappie gee om te help om dit aanlyn te hou.Voer Rex