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Microdontosaurus
Microdontosaurus was a small-toothed reptile that lived in the sea during the Middle Jurassic. It swam in warm oceans and hunted for food with its tiny teeth.31
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Datos curiosos
Microdontosaurus lived about 174 to 161 million years ago, during the Middle Jurassic period.3
Its name means 'tiny-toothed lizard', because its teeth were very small.1
Scientists think it was a marine reptile, not a dinosaur, even though its name sounds like one.3
The fossils were found in rocks that were once part of a shallow sea.3
Microdontosaurus is known from only a few bones, so scientists are still unsure about many details of its life.1
As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Microdontosaurus
?Was Microdontosaurus a dinosaur?
No, Microdontosaurus was a marine reptile, not a dinosaur, even though its name sounds like one.13
?What does Microdontosaurus mean?
Microdontosaurus means 'tiny-toothed lizard' because its teeth were very small.12
?How big was Microdontosaurus?
Scientists are not sure, but it was a marine reptile, though the fossils are very incomplete.3
?When did Microdontosaurus live?
Microdontosaurus lived during the Middle Jurassic, about 174 to 161 million years ago.13
?Where was Microdontosaurus found?
Its fossils were discovered in the Dapuka Formation of Tibet, China.12
?Is Microdontosaurus a real dinosaur?
It is a real animal, but its name is not officially accepted by scientists because it was never properly described.13
?Could Microdontosaurus swim?
Yes, it was a marine reptile that lived in the ocean.3
Cazamitos
Mito: Some people think Microdontosaurus was a dinosaur because its name ends in 'saurus'.
Verdade: It was actually a marine reptile that lived in the ocean, not a dinosaur.3
Para expertos en dinos
- Nome científico
- Microdontosaurus
- Bautizado por
- Zhao 19833
- Grupo
- Ictiosauros
- Familia / clado
- Sauropoda3
- Clasificación
- Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
- Idade das rochas
- de 175 a 162 millóns de anos (Aalenian / Callovian)3
- Países
- China3
- Rexistros fósiles
- 1 na Paleobiology Database3
- Descubrimento
- Microdontosaurus was named by Zhao in 1983, based on fossils from China. The type species is called M. dayensis.3
- Aínda en debate
- Scientists debate whether Microdontosaurus is a valid genus, because the fossils are incomplete and may belong to another animal.1
De onde veñen os datos
- List of informally named dinosaurs (en.wikipedia.org)
- MICRODONTOSAURUS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
- Microdontosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.
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