Wimanius

O nome significa: “Wiman's [reptile], named after Swedish paleontologist Carl Wiman”1

Comía: CarneIctiosaurosTriásico MedioTecnicamente non é un dinosauro

Wimanius was a small ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that swam in the sea during the Middle Triassic, about 247 to 237 million years ago. It had a big eye and teeth on the roof of its mouth, which is unusual for an ichthyosaur. It lived in a warm lagoon near what is now Switzerland.1 2

Dato curioso: este réptil mariño nadaba mentres os dinosauros camiñaban por terra. Todo o mundo lles chama dinos, pero eran outra rama dos réptiles.

Viviu

hai entre 247 e 237 millóns de anos4

Triásico Medio

Fósiles atopados en

Switzerland, from the Besano Formation at Monte San Giorgio1 2

Velocidade máxima

uns 46 km/h (29 mph)

Nadar, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico

Xurásico

Cretáceo

Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

Unha persoa camiñando uns 5 km/h (3 mph)

Un neno en bici uns 12 km/h (7 mph)

Wimanius uns 46 km/h (29 mph)

Un cabalo ao galope uns 65 km/h (40 mph)

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

Wimanius had teeth on the roof of its mouth, which is very rare for an ichthyosaur. Scientists are not sure if those teeth were on the palatine or pterygoid bones.1

The only known fossil of Wimanius is a partial skull, about 25 centimeters long, found in the 1990s.1 2

Wimanius lived in a lagoon that was between 30 and 130 meters deep. The bottom of the lagoon had very little oxygen, but the surface waters were full of life.1

Wimanius shared its home with other ichthyosaurs like Mixosaurus and the much larger Besanosaurus, as well as many other marine reptiles.1

Scientists think Wimanius gave birth to live young, like other ichthyosaurs, instead of laying eggs.3

The name Wimanius honors Carl Wiman, a Swedish paleontologist who studied Triassic ichthyosaurs.1

Imaxe de Wimanius feita con IA — Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Wimanius, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Wimanius was a dinosaur because it lived in the sea and looked like a fish.

Verdade: Wimanius was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land and had different body features.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Wimanius
Bautizado por: Maisch and Matzke 19984
Grupo: Ictiosauros
Familia / clado: Wimaniidae4
Clasificación: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha4
Idade das rochas: de 247 a 237 millóns de anos ()4
Formacións rochosas: Monte San Giorgio bituminous shales4
Países: Suíza4
Rexistros fósiles: 1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento: Wimanius was named by Michael Maisch and Andreas Matzke in 1998. They found the skull in a museum collection and realized it was a new genus.1
Aínda en debate: Scientists are not sure where Wimanius belongs in the ichthyosaur family tree. Some think it is related to mixosaurids, others think it is a merriamosaur, and some even question if it is a valid genus at all.1

De onde veñen os datos

Wimanius (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Wimanius - Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org)
Wimanius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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