Dino kad No. 1644 wɔ 2 027 mu

Shonisaurus

Ɔdii: NamIktiosɔɔTriasik AwieeɛNyansahu mu deɛ, ɔnyɛ dinosɔɔ

Shonisaurus was a giant marine reptile that swam in the oceans during the Triassic Period. It was not a dinosaur, but a kind of ichthyosaur, with a long body and flippers. It could grow as long as a gray whale!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 234 kɔsi 201 a atwam4

Triasik Awieeɛ

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

Fossils have been found in Nevada, USA, and also in Italy and Germany.2 4

Tenten

15 kɔsi 21 m (49 kɔsi 69 ft)2 1

Mu duru

ton 21.6 kɔsi ton 81.5 (47,600 kɔsi 179,700 lb)3

Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 25 km/h (16 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?

Na ne mu yɛ duru sɛn?

ne mu duru te sɛ asono 14

ne tenten te sɛ kaa 5 a wɔde agyina toatoa sone tenten te sɛ kwadu 120 a wɔde abɔ toatoa sone mu duru te sɛ watamɛlɔn 16000ne mu duru te sɛ sukuu klaas mũ 100 mu mmofraanka ɔbɛtumi aguare nsuguarebea kɛseɛ (50 m) tenten wɔ sikɛn 7.2 mu

Shonisaurus 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)

Shonisaurus bɛyɛ 25 km/h (16 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

Shonisaurus had a very long body with about 60 vertebrae before its hips, making it look a bit like a giant sea serpent.1

Its tail had only a slight bend, not a strong one like many other ichthyosaurs, so it may have swum differently.1

Adult Shonisaurus may have lost their teeth, because teeth are only found in young fossils. Scientists think adults might have sucked up food instead of biting.2

Its flippers were long and slender, with only two or three main fingers, unlike many other ichthyosaurs.1

Shonisaurus lived about 233 to 201 million years ago, during the Late Triassic.2

About 40 Shonisaurus skeletons have been found in Nevada, but many are incomplete and poorly preserved.1

Yei yɛ Shonisaurus 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 Shonisaurus ho

?How big was Shonisaurus?

Shonisaurus popularis was about 13.5 to 15 metres long and weighed 21.6 to 29.7 metric tons. The species Shonisaurus sikanniensis was even larger, reaching 21 metres and 81.5 metric tons.3

?Was Shonisaurus bigger than a blue whale?

No, Shonisaurus was smaller than a blue whale. The largest Shonisaurus was about 21 metres long, while blue whales can reach over 30 metres.3

?What did Shonisaurus eat?

Shonisaurus was a raptorial predator that ate vertebrates and shelled mollusks like cephalopods, and possibly even large-bodied prey. Its teeth were robust and sectorial, good for cutting.3

?Did Shonisaurus have teeth?

Yes, Shonisaurus had teeth in all life stages. Earlier scientists thought adults lost their teeth, but newer finds show teeth throughout the jaws.3

?When did Shonisaurus live?

Shonisaurus lived during the Late Triassic, about 227 million years ago, in the late Carnian to Norian stages.3

?Where were Shonisaurus fossils found?

Most Shonisaurus fossils were found in the Luning Formation of Nevada, USA. Other possible fossils have been found in Canada and Alaska.3

?Is Shonisaurus a dinosaur?

No, Shonisaurus is not a dinosaur. It is an ichthyosaur, a type of marine reptile that lived in the oceans.3

?Could Shonisaurus swim fast?

Nobody knows for sure, but its long, slender flippers and slight tail bend suggest it swam differently from other ichthyosaurs. It may not have been a fast swimmer.1

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: Some people think Shonisaurus was a dinosaur because it lived in the sea and looked like a sea monster.

Nokorɛ: Shonisaurus was not a dinosaur. It was an ichthyosaur, a group of marine reptiles that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but were a different group.2

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Shonisaurus
Obi a ɔtoo din: Camp 19764
Kuo: Iktiosɔɔ
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Shastasauridae4
Nkyekyɛmu: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha4
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 234 kɔsi 201 (Carnian / Rhaetian)4
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Luning, Durrenstein, Exter4
Aman: Amerika, Itali, Gyaaman4
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 5 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu4
Nhunumu: Shonisaurus was named by Charles L. Camp in 1976, based on fossils from Nevada, USA. The first fossils were found in the Luning Formation.2
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists still debate how big Shonisaurus really got, with estimates ranging from 15 to 21 metres, and whether it had teeth as an adult.2 1

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

A reinterpretation of the Upper Triassic ichthyosaur Shonisaurus : Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 19, No 1 (tandfonline.com)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Shonisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Shonisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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