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Xiphodracon

Naam beteken: “sword-like dragon”1

Het geëet: VleisIgtiosourusseVroeë JuraTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Xiphodracon was a marine reptile that swam in the Jurassic seas. It had a very long, narrow snout like a sword and big eyes. It is one of the most complete ichthyosaurs ever found from its time.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

193 tot 184 miljoen jaar gelede4

Vroeë Jura

Fossiele gevind in

Dorset coast, United Kingdom (England)2 1

Lengte

3 m (9,8 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 48 km/h (30 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 17 piesangs punt aan puntkon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 3,8 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Xiphodracon 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)

Xiphodracon omtrent 48 km/h (30 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Xiphodracon had a skull 64.2 cm (25.3 inches) long, with a very narrow and pointed snout.1

Its eyes were large and almost filled by a ring of about 17 bony plates called a scleral ring.1

The only known Xiphodracon fossil shows signs of injuries: a broken collarbone, bad teeth, and bone damage from diving problems.1

This individual probably died after being bitten on the head by a larger predator, possibly a Temnodontosaurus up to 9 metres (30 feet) long.1

Xiphodracon is the most complete ichthyosaur skeleton ever found from the Pliensbachian age, about 185 million years ago.1

It is closely related to Hauffiopteryx, and together they form a group called Hauffiopterygia.3

KI-prent van Xiphodracon — 'n KI-prent van hoe Xiphodracon 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: Xiphodracon
Benoem deur: Lomax et al. 20254
Groep: Igtiosourusse
Familie / klade: Leptonectidae4
Klassifikasie: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 193 tot 184 miljoen jaar (Pliensbachian)4
Rotsformasies: Charmouth Mudstone4
Lande: Verenigde Koninkryk4
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: The fossil was found by Chris Moore in 2001 near Golden Cap on the Jurassic Coast of England. It was named Xiphodracon goldencapensis by Dean Lomax, Judy Massare, and Erin Maxwell in 2025.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still debating exactly how Xiphodracon is related to other ichthyosaurs, and whether it represents a new group that appeared during the Pliensbachian.3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Xiphodracon (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
A new long and narrow‐snouted ichthyosaur illuminates a complex faunal turnover during an undersampled Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) interval - University of Bristol (research-information.bris.ac.uk)
Xiphodracon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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