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Leptonectes

Naam beteken: “slender swimmer”1
Het geëet: VleisIgtiosourusseLaat Trias tot Vroeë JuraTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Leptonectes was a sleek, long-snouted marine reptile that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. It was not a dinosaur, but a type of ichthyosaur, with a body shaped like a fish and flippers for steering. It hunted small sea creatures with its slender jaws.12

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
206 tot 183 miljoen jaar gelede4
Laat Trias tot Vroeë Jura
Fossiele gevind in
Fossils have been found in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and Austria.2
Lengte
3 tot 6 m (9,8 tot 20 ft)3
Topspoed
omtrent 43 km/h (27 mph)
Swem, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Leptonectes omtrent 6 m lank (20 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 6 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 33 piesangs punt aan puntkon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 4,2 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Leptonectes 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

Leptonectes had a very long and slender snout, which is why its name means 'slender swimmer'.1

2

The name Leptonectes was proposed in 1996 to replace the older name Leptopterygius, because that name was already used for another animal.1

3

Leptonectes lived from about 205.7 to 182.9 million years ago, during the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods.2

4

Its front flippers were longer than its back flippers, but not twice as long.2

5

Leptonectes had large eyes and a slightly raised area on its skull near the cheekbones.2

6

The bones in its flippers were rounded and spaced apart, which may have made its flippers flexible.2

7

Leptonectes gave birth to live young, just like other ichthyosaurs, instead of laying eggs.2

Deur KI gemaakKI-prent van Leptonectes
'n KI-prent van hoe Leptonectes 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 Leptonectes

?How big was Leptonectes?

The biggest species, Leptonectes solei, was about 5 to 6 metres (16 to 20 ft) long. The type species, L. tenuirostris, reached 4 metres (13 ft), and L. moorei was about 3 metres (9.8 ft).3

?Was Leptonectes a dinosaur?

No, Leptonectes was not a dinosaur. It was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea at the same time as dinosaurs.3

?What did Leptonectes eat?

Leptonectes hunted small sea creatures with its long, slender jaws. Its sharp teeth helped it catch fish and other marine animals.3

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Leptonectes was a dinosaur because it lived during the time of dinosaurs.

Waarheid: Leptonectes was not a dinosaur. It was a marine reptile called an ichthyosaur, which lived in the ocean.2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Leptonectes
Benoem deur
McGowan 19964
Groep
Igtiosourusse
Familie / klade
Neoichthyosauria4
Klassifikasie
Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha4
Ouderdom van die rotse
206 tot 183 miljoen jaar (Rhaetian / Toarcian)4
Rotsformasies
Charmouth Mudstone, Blue Lias, Posidonia Shale4
Lande
Verenigde Koninkryk, Switserland, Duitsland, België, Oostenryk4
Fossielrekords
12 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ook bekend as
Leptopterygius (ouer name tel nou as dieselfde dier)4
Ontdekking
The name Leptonectes was created by Chris McGowan in 1996 to replace the old name Leptopterygius. The first species, Leptonectes tenuirostris, was originally named by Conybeare in 1822.1
Steeds omstrede
Scientists still debate exactly which species belong to Leptonectes and how they are related to other ichthyosaurs.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. The taxonomic status of Leptopterygius Huene, 1922 (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) (cdnsciencepub.com)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Leptonectes (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Leptonectes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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