Sinopliosaurus

Naam beteken: “Chinese pliosaur”4

Het geëet: VleisPlesiosourusseVroeë Jura tot Vroeë KrytTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Sinopliosaurus was a big marine reptile that swam in the seas during the Jurassic period. It was a plesiosaur, not a dinosaur, and it used its flippers to glide through the water. It was a fierce hunter with sharp teeth.4

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

184 tot 143 miljoen jaar gelede4

Vroeë Jura tot Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Fossils were found in Sichuan and Xinjiang, China.1

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)

Sinopliosaurus 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

Sinopliosaurus lived from about 184 to 143 million years ago, during the Jurassic period.1

Its teeth were small, curved, and had grooves along the crown.1

The backbone bones were flat at both ends, which is a special feature.1

It was a fast swimmer that lived near the surface of the sea.4

The type specimen includes a tooth and three vertebrae, found in 1939.2

KI-prent van Sinopliosaurus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Sinopliosaurus 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 Sinopliosaurus

?Was Sinopliosaurus a dinosaur?

No, it was a plesiosaur, a type of marine reptile that lived in the sea. It is not a dinosaur.3 4

?How big was Sinopliosaurus?

Nobody knows for sure, because only a few bones have been found. Pliosaurids (its family) ranged from about 3 metres to 12 metres long.4

?What did Sinopliosaurus eat?

It was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat. It had sharp, grooved teeth for catching prey.4

?When did Sinopliosaurus live?

It lived during the Jurassic period, from about 184 to 143 million years ago. Some remains may be from the Early Cretaceous, around 100 million years ago.4 3

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Sinopliosaurus
Benoem deur: Young 19444
Groep: Plesiosourusse
Familie / klade: Pliosauridae4
Klassifikasie: Plesiosauria > Pliosauridae > Sauropterygia4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 184 tot 143 miljoen jaar (Toarcian / Tithonian)4
Rotsformasies: Ziliujing, Lianmuqin4
Lande: China4
Fossielrekords: 4 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Sinopliosaurus was named by Chinese scientist Yang Zhongjian (C.C. Young) in 1944. The first fossils were found by H.H. Yao in 1939 in Sichuan, China.2
Steeds omstrede: Some scientists think Sinopliosaurus weiyuanensis might not be a valid species, because the fossils are too few and incomplete.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

paleobiodb.org (paleobiodb.org)
PBDB Collection (paleobiodb.org)
Sinopliosaurus (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Sinopliosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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