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Thalattoarchon

Naam beteken: “sea ruler lizard eater”1

Het geëet: VleisIgtiosourusseMiddel-TriasTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Thalattoarchon was a giant marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur. It was one of the first big predators in the ocean after a huge extinction, and it ate other large sea creatures.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

244 tot 243 miljoen jaar gelede3

Middel-Trias

Fossiele gevind in

Nevada, USA1 3

Lengte

8,6 m (28 ft)1

Gewig

4,3 ton (9 500 lb)2

Topspoed

omtrent 38 km/h (24 mph)

Swem, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 3 motors

so lank soos 9 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 48 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 220 hondeso swaar soos 860 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 5 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 10 ysberekon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 4,7 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Thalattoarchon 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)

Thalattoarchon omtrent 38 km/h (24 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Thalattoarchon lived about 244 million years ago, just 8 million years after the worst mass extinction on Earth.1

Its name means 'sea ruler' and 'lizard eater' in Greek.1

Thalattoarchon had huge teeth that were flat from side to side with sharp cutting edges, like a knife.1

It was about as long as a killer whale, over 8.6 metres (28 feet).1

This predator was one of the first top hunters in the ocean after the Permian-Triassic extinction.1

Only one fossil of Thalattoarchon has been found, a partial skeleton including most of the skull and backbone.1

Its teeth were up to 12 centimetres (5 inches) tall, with a crown 5 centimetres (2 inches) high.1

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

?How big was Thalattoarchon?

It was about 8 to 9 metres long, about as long as a killer whale. Its skull was about 1.2 metres long.2 1

?What did Thalattoarchon eat?

It ate other large sea creatures, like marine reptiles and fish. Its big, knife-like teeth with cutting edges helped it bite through prey.2 1

?Is Thalattoarchon a dinosaur?

No, it is not a dinosaur. It is an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea.2

?When did Thalattoarchon live?

It lived about 244 million years ago, during the Middle Triassic period. That was just 8 million years after the worst mass extinction on Earth.2 1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Thalattoarchon
Benoem deur: Fröbisch et al. 20133
Groep: Igtiosourusse
Familie / klade: Merriamosauria3
Klassifikasie: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 244 tot 243 miljoen jaar ()3
Rotsformasies: Favret3
Lande: VSA3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Thalattoarchon was named in 2013 by Fröbisch and colleagues based on a fossil found in 2008 in Nevada, USA.1 3
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Thalattoarchon could grow, because only one partial skeleton has been found.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

pnas.org (pnas.org)
Thalattoarchon (en.wikipedia.org)
Thalattoarchon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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