Watter dino is jy? Kwis
Dinogeveg
Dinoresies
Dino-minispeletjies
Plakkeralbum
Dino TOP-lyste
Verras my!
Malawania
Malawania was a small ichthyosaur that lived in the Early Cretaceous seas. It looked a bit like a dolphin, with flippers instead of legs and a long snout. It is special because it was one of the last ichthyosaurs that did not belong to the ophthalmosaurid group.12
Wanneer het dit geleef?
Hoe groot was dit?
Hoe lank was dit?
so lank soos 3 honde van neus tot stert🍌so lank soos 17 piesangs punt aan punt🏊kon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 3,8 sekondes swemHoe groot was Malawania vergeleke met JOU?
Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.
Hoe vinnig was dit?
Prettige feite
Malawania is the first non-ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur known from after the Jurassic,Cretaceous boundary, meaning it survived a time when most of its relatives had died out.1
Its scientific name means 'out-of-time swimmer' because it seemed to belong to an earlier time period.1
The only fossil of Malawania was found in 1952, but scientists did not know its age until 2013 when they studied tiny fossils called palynomorphs in the rock.2
Malawania had a short, trapezoid-shaped humerus (upper arm bone) and an intermedium bone in its flipper that was almost as big as the radius.2
Its forefin had four main fingers and no extra digits, unlike many later ichthyosaurs.2
The fossil was found in Iraq, which is the first post-Triassic ichthyosaur ever reported from the Middle East.2
Mees gevraagde vrae oor Malawania
?How big was Malawania?
About 3 metres (9.8 feet) long. That is roughly as long as a small car.1
?What did Malawania eat?
Scientists are not sure exactly, but like other ichthyosaurs it probably ate fish and squid. Its long snout and sharp teeth were good for catching slippery prey.1
?When did Malawania live?
It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 130 to 125 million years ago. That is after most of its relatives had already died out.12
?Where was Malawania found?
The only fossil was discovered in 1952 in Iraqi Kurdistan, near the town of Amadia. It is the first post-Triassic ichthyosaur ever found in the Middle East.1
Vir dino-kenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Malawania
- Benoem deur
- Fischer et al. 20133
- Groep
- Igtiosourusse
- Familie / klade
- Thunnosauria3
- Klassifikasie
- Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
- Ouderdom van die rotse
- 133 tot 121 miljoen jaar (Hauterivian / Barremian)3
- Lande
- Irak3
- Fossielrekords
- 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
- Ontdekking
- The only known fossil of Malawania was discovered in 1952 near Amadia in Iraq. It was named Malawania anachronus by Fischer and colleagues in 2013.12
- Steeds omstrede
- Scientists are still debating exactly how Malawania is related to other ichthyosaurs, because it has a mix of ancient and modern features.2
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Malawania (en.wikipedia.org)
- biblio.naturalsciences.be (biblio.naturalsciences.be)
- Malawania 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
Ichthyosaurus
Platypterygius
Stenopterygius
Khudiakovia
Ophthalmosaurus
Chonespondylus
Stegosaurus
Iguanodon
Archaeopteryx
Giganotosaurus
Microraptor
Deinonychus