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Phalarodon

Din no ase: “boss tooth, from Greek words for a cheek-plate boss and tooth”1

Ɔdii: NamIktiosɔɔTriasik Mfiase kɔsi Triasik MfinimfiniNyansahu mu deɛ, ɔnyɛ dinosɔɔ

Phalarodon was a fast-swimming marine reptile that lived in the Triassic seas, not a dinosaur. It had a long body and a skull full of strong teeth for catching fish and squid.1

Asɛm a ɛyɛ anigye: ɛpo mu aboa a ɔwea yi guaree berɛ a dinosɔɔ nantew asase so. Obiara frɛ wɔn dino, nanso na wɔyɛ mmoa a wɔwea abusua foforɔ.

Ɔtenaa ase

mfeɛ ɔpepem 251 kɔsi 237 a atwam3

Triasik Mfiase kɔsi Triasik Mfinimfini

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

Nevada, USA; Guizhou Province, China; Svalbard, Norway; British Columbia, Canada; Germany; Switzerland1 3

Tenten

1 kɔsi 5 m (3.3 kɔsi 16 ft)1

Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 46 km/h (29 mph)

Nsuguareɛ, nsusuiɛ

Berɛ bɛn na ɛtenaa ase?

Triasik

Jurasik

Kretasias

mfeɛ ɔpepem 252 a atwam20114566, ɔsoro ɛboɔ no

Na ne kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn?

Na ne tenten yɛ sɛn?

ne tenten te sɛ nkraman 5 firi hwene kɔsi duane tenten te sɛ kwadu 28 a wɔde abɔ toatoa soanka ɔbɛtumi aguare nsuguarebea kɛseɛ (50 m) tenten wɔ sikɛn 3.9 mu

Phalarodon kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?

Akontaa nko ara wɔ wo browser mu. Yɛnkora biribiara so, na yɛmmfa biribiara nkɔ baabiara.

Na ɛyɛ ntɛm sɛn?

Onipa a ɔnante bɛyɛ 5 km/h (3 mph)

Abofra a ɔte sakre so bɛyɛ 12 km/h (7 mph)

Phalarodon bɛyɛ 46 km/h (29 mph)

Ɔpɔnkɔ a ɔretu mmirika bɛyɛ 65 km/h (40 mph)

Kyiita bɛyɛ 100 km/h (62 mph)

nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ

Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye

Phalarodon's name means 'boss tooth' because its teeth look like the boss on a helmet cheek-plate.1

It lived during the Middle Triassic, about 247 to 242 million years ago, when the supercontinent Pangaea was still together.1

Phalarodon could swim across the Tethys Ocean, as shown by fossils found in both Germany and China, which were on opposite sides of that ancient sea.1

Its skull had a high ridge on top called a sagittal crest, which helped anchor strong jaw muscles for a powerful bite.1

Some scientists think Phalarodon atavus had a skull up to 80 centimetres (2.6 feet) long, making it a large mixosaurid, but others say the fossils are too broken to be sure.1

Phalarodon shared its home with other marine reptiles like Cymbospondylus and Omphalosaurus in the Fossil Hill Member of Nevada.1

The teeth of Phalarodon were blunt and slightly flattened, perfect for crushing hard-shelled prey like ammonites.1

Yei yɛ Phalarodon mfonini a AI yɛeɛ, sɛdeɛ ebia na ɔteɛ. Kɔmputa na ɛyɛeɛ firi deɛ nyansahufoɔ nim mu. Ɛyɛ nsusuiɛ: ebia na aboa ankasa no nte saa, na obiara nnim ne kɔla ankasa.

wobisaeɛ

Nsɛm a wɔbisa bebree fa Phalarodon ho

?How big was Phalarodon?

Scientists are not sure. Some estimate Phalarodon atavus could reach about 4.5 to 5 metres (15 to 16 feet) long, but others think it was only about 1 metre (3.3 feet) long like a small mixosaurid.1

?Could Phalarodon swim well?

Yes. A well-preserved fossil shows Phalarodon atavus was an adept swimmer that could cross the Tethys Ocean, since its fossils are found in both Germany and China.1 2

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Phalarodon
Obi a ɔtoo din: Merriam 19103
Kuo: Iktiosɔɔ
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Mixosauridae3
Nkyekyɛmu: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 251 kɔsi 237 ()3
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Sulphur Mountain, Guanling, Jena3
Aman: Kanada, Gyaaman, Amerika, Kyaena, Svalbard3
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 14 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu3
Nhunumu: Phalarodon was named by John Campbell Merriam in 1910, based on a skull and jaw fragments found in the West Humboldt Range of Nevada, USA.1
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists still debate whether Phalarodon was a small mixosaurid about 1 metre long or a larger one reaching up to 5 metres, because many fossils are just skull pieces.1

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

Phalarodon (en.wikipedia.org)
The first specimen of the Middle Triassic Phalarodon atavus (Ichthyosauria: Mixosauridae) from South China, showing postcranial anatomy and peri-Tethyan distribution (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Phalarodon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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