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Sinocyamodus

Naam beteken: “Chinese cyamodont, referring to its family Cyamodontidae and its discovery in China”1

Het geëet: VisSeereptieleLaat TriasTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Sinocyamodus was a marine reptile that lived during the Late Triassic, about 232 to 222 million years ago. It looked like a turtle with a flat, bony shell and a beak for crushing shellfish. This placodont was the first of its kind found in the eastern Tethys Ocean, changing what scientists thought about where these reptiles lived.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

234 tot 227 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Trias

Fossiele gevind in

Xiaowa Formation, Guizhou, China1 2

Topspoed

omtrent 11 km/h (7 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)

Sinocyamodus omtrent 11 km/h (7 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

Sinocyamodus was a placodont, a group of marine reptiles that were not dinosaurs but relatives of modern turtles.1

It was the first placodont discovered in the eastern Tethys Ocean, showing that these reptiles were not only found in the western Tethys as scientists once thought.1

Only one species is known: Sinocyamodus xinpuensis.1

The first adult specimen was reported in 2018, and it looked different from younger fossils, showing that Sinocyamodus changed as it grew.1

Sinocyamodus lived in a marine environment during the Late Triassic, about 232 to 222 million years ago.1 2

Its fossils have been found in the Xiaowa Formation in Guizhou, China.1 2

KI-prent van Sinocyamodus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Sinocyamodus 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: Sinocyamodus
Benoem deur: onbekend3
Groep: Seereptiele
Familie / klade: Cyamodontidae3
Klassifikasie: Placodontia > Sauropterygia3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 234 tot 227 miljoen jaar (Carnian)3
Rotsformasies: Xiaowa3
Lande: China3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Sinocyamodus was named by Li Chun in 2000 based on fossils from the Late Triassic of Guizhou, southwest China. It was the first placodont reptile found in the eastern Tethys region.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still unsure about the exact size and weight of Sinocyamodus, as only a few fossils have been found.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

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

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