Thalattoarchon
Thalattoarchon was a giant marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur. It was one of the first big predators in the ocean after a huge extinction, and it ate other large sea creatures.1
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Thalattoarchon lived about 244 million years ago, just 8 million years after the worst mass extinction on Earth.1
Its name means 'sea ruler' and 'lizard eater' in Greek.1
Thalattoarchon had huge teeth that were flat from side to side with sharp cutting edges, like a knife.1
It was about as long as a killer whale, over 8.6 metres (28 feet).1
This predator was one of the first top hunters in the ocean after the Permian-Triassic extinction.1
Only one fossil of Thalattoarchon has been found, a partial skeleton including most of the skull and backbone.1
Its teeth were up to 12 centimetres (5 inches) tall, with a crown 5 centimetres (2 inches) high.1

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Thalattoarchon
?How big was Thalattoarchon?
It was about 8 to 9 metres long, about as long as a killer whale. Its skull was about 1.2 metres long.21
?What did Thalattoarchon eat?
It ate other large sea creatures, like marine reptiles and fish. Its big, knife-like teeth with cutting edges helped it bite through prey.21
?Is Thalattoarchon a dinosaur?
No, it is not a dinosaur. It is an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea.2
Para expertos en dinos
- Nome científico
- Thalattoarchon
- Bautizado por
- Fröbisch et al. 20133
- Grupo
- Ictiosauros
- Familia / clado
- Merriamosauria3
- Clasificación
- Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
- Idade das rochas
- de 244 a 243 millóns de anos ()3
- Formacións rochosas
- Favret3
- Países
- EUA3
- Rexistros fósiles
- 1 na Paleobiology Database3
- Descubrimento
- Thalattoarchon was named in 2013 by Fröbisch and colleagues based on a fossil found in 2008 in Nevada, USA.13
- Aínda en debate
- Scientists are not sure exactly how big Thalattoarchon could grow, because only one partial skeleton has been found.1
De onde veñen os datos
- pnas.org (pnas.org)
- Thalattoarchon (en.wikipedia.org)
- Thalattoarchon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.
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