Plesiopharos

Naam beteken: “near lighthouse, referring to the lighthouse near where it was found”1

Het geëet: VleisPlesiosourusseVroeë JuraTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Plesiopharos was an early plesiosaur that swam in the warm seas of Portugal about 195 million years ago. It had a long body, four flippers, and a short tail, and it used its sharp teeth to catch fish and other sea creatures.3 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

200 tot 193 miljoen jaar gelede3

Vroeë Jura

Fossiele gevind in

Praia da Concha, near São Pedro de Moel, central west Portugal1

Lengte

2,5 tot 2,8 m (8,2 tot 9,2 ft)2

Topspoed

omtrent 27 km/h (17 mph)

Swem, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

so lank soos 3 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 16 piesangs punt aan puntkon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 6,7 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Plesiopharos 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)

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

Plesiopharos 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

Plesiopharos is one of the oldest and most complete plesiosaurs ever found in the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Portugal and Spain.1

Its name comes from the Greek words for 'near' and 'lighthouse', because it was discovered near a lighthouse called Penedo da Saudade.1

The fossil was found by two fossil hunters, Vitor Teixeira and António Silva, who donated it to the Museu da Lourinhã in 2017.1

Plesiopharos lived during the Sinemurian age of the Early Jurassic, about 199 to 193 million years ago, when the Atlantic Ocean was just beginning to form.3 1

Scientists think Plesiopharos was a very early member of the group Plesiosauroidea, which includes the long-necked plesiosaurs that came later.1

The only known skeleton of Plesiopharos includes 22 vertebrae, ribs, parts of the hips and shoulders, and bones from its flippers.1

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

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Plesiopharos
Benoem deur: Puértolas-Pascual et al. 20213
Groep: Plesiosourusse
Familie / klade: Plesiosauroidea3
Klassifikasie: Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 200 tot 193 miljoen jaar (Sinemurian)3
Lande: Portugal3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Plesiopharos was named in 2021 by a team of scientists led by Eduardo Puértolas-Pascual. The fossil was found at Praia da Concha in Portugal and donated to the Museu da Lourinhã.3 1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure whether Plesiopharos belongs more closely to the long-necked plesiosauroids or to other early plesiosaur groups, because its skeleton has a mix of features from different lineages.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

A new plesiosaur from the Lower Jurassic of Portugal and the early radiation of Plesiosauroidea (dinodata.de)
Plesiopharos (en.wikipedia.org)
Plesiopharos in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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