Eurycleidus

Naam beteken: “broad clavicle”1

Het geëet: VleisPlesiosourusseVroeë JuraTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Eurycleidus was a big, swimming reptile that lived in the sea during the Early Jurassic, about 200 million years ago. It was not a dinosaur, but a plesiosaur with a long body and strong flippers. It used its sharp, needle-like teeth to catch fish.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

201 tot 184 miljoen jaar gelede2

Vroeë Jura

Fossiele gevind in

Fossils were found in England, United Kingdom, especially in Somerset and possibly other places.1 2

Topspoed

omtrent 27 km/h (17 mph)

Swem, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe vinnig was dit?

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

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

Eurycleidus omtrent 27 km/h (17 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Eurycleidus had large shoulder bones, which gave it a powerful forward stroke for fast swimming.1

The first fossils were bought by Thomas Hawkins in the early 1830s from a quarry in Street, Somerset, England.1

In 1837, Richard Owen mistakenly thought the fossils came from Lyme Regis, but they actually came from Somerset.1

The species was first named Plesiosaurus arcuatus in 1840, and later renamed Eurycleidus in 1922.1

Some fossils that were once thought to be Eurycleidus were later moved to other genera, like Atychodracon and Lindwurmia.1

Eurycleidus lived in the sea and was an active swimmer, living near the surface.2

KI-prent van Eurycleidus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Eurycleidus 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.

Mite-breker

Mite: Eurycleidus was a dinosaur.

Waarheid: Eurycleidus was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile, not a dinosaur.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Eurycleidus
Benoem deur: Andrews 19222
Groep: Plesiosourusse
Familie / klade: Rhomaleosauridae2
Klassifikasie: Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia2
Ouderdom van die rotse: 201 tot 184 miljoen jaar (Hettangian / Pliensbachian)2
Rotsformasies: Blue Lias2
Lande: Verenigde Koninkryk2
Fossielrekords: 4 in The Paleobiology Database2
Ontdekking: The first fossils were collected by Thomas Hawkins in the early 1830s from a quarry in Street, Somerset, England. Richard Owen named the species Plesiosaurus arcuatus in 1840, and Charles William Andrews renamed it Eurycleidus in 1922.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate exactly which fossils belong to Eurycleidus, because some specimens were later moved to other genera.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Eurycleidus (en.wikipedia.org)
Eurycleidus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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