Omphalosaurus
Omphalosaurus was a marine reptile that lived in the Triassic Period, not a dinosaur. It had strange button-shaped teeth that it used to crush hard-shelled animals like ammonites. This reptile was a slow swimmer that probably sucked in its food and then ground it up.1
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Omphalosaurus means 'button lizard' because its teeth look like small buttons.1
Its teeth were arranged in a pavement-like pattern, not in neat rows like most other ichthyosaurs.2
The enamel on its teeth had a texture like an orange peel, which helped it grip and crush shells.1
Omphalosaurus had hollow ribs, which is unusual for an ichthyosaur and may have helped it float or stay buoyant.2
It lived during the Early to Middle Triassic, about 248 to 237 million years ago.3
Fossils of Omphalosaurus have been found in Nevada, Germany, Poland, and Svalbard.3

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?How big was Omphalosaurus?
Omphalosaurus was about 5 metres (16 feet) long and weighed more than 783 kilograms (1,726 pounds).1
?What did Omphalosaurus eat?
Omphalosaurus ate hard-shelled animals like ammonites and possibly bivalves. It crushed them with its button-like teeth.1
?Where were Omphalosaurus fossils found?
Fossils have been found in the western United States, Poland, Austria, and the island of Spitsbergen off Norway.1
?When did Omphalosaurus live?
Omphalosaurus lived during the Early to Middle Triassic Period, about 248 to 237 million years ago.1
Dino adituentzat
- Izen zientifikoa
- Omphalosaurus
- Izendatzailea:
- Merriam 19063
- Taldea
- Iktiosauroak
- Familia / klada
- Omphalosauridae3
- Sailkapena
- Ichthyosauromorpha3
- Arroken adina
- 249 eta 237 milioi urte artean ()3
- Arroka-formazioak
- Prida, Lercheck Limestone, Karchowice3
- Herrialdeak
- AEB, Alemania, Polonia, Svalbard3
- Fosil-erregistroak
- 6 The Paleobiology Database datu-basean3
- Aurkikuntza
- The first Omphalosaurus fossil was found in 1902 by V. C. Osmont in Nevada, USA. It was named by John C. Merriam in 1906.1
- Oraindik eztabaidagai
- Scientists still debate whether Omphalosaurus is a true ichthyosaur or a more primitive relative, because its skull and teeth are so different from other ichthyosaurs.1
Datuak nondik datozen
- Omphalosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Omphalosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): adina, tokiak, arroka-formazioak, sailkapena.
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